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as in complexity
something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult
just now learning the intricacies of owning one's own business
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as in complexness
the state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects
the intricacy of the puzzle requires close concentration
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Recent Examples of intricacy
Always, understanding comes from pinpointing the relevant factors and forgetting the rest, from compressing nature’s endless intricacies into a human-readable story about the universe.
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Quanta Magazine, 17 Dec. 2025
During this time, his vibrant photos of people set against backdrops of seaside towns, village fairs and public swimming pools captured the attention of an international fan base and celebrated the quirks and intricacies of everyday British life.
—Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
When applied to pottery, dishware, or anything artisanal, Pantone’s pick embraces human craftsmanship in all of its intricacy and imperfection.
—Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2025
Devers and Eldridge are both learning the intricacies of first base.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
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Instead of adding complexity, Longbow removes it.—
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In contrast with that complexity, the reasons that the Sabres appear to finally, belatedly be pulling out of their dark decade and a half are simple.—
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Their study on the jagged frontier shows that AI capability spikes and dips across activities rather than rising smoothly with difficulty.—
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Symptoms include breathing difficulties, fatigue and loss of taste.—
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Documents obtained by the outlet show that Sean died from an acute upper gastrointestinal bleed and severe metabolic acidosis, complications brought on by alcoholic liver cirrhosis.—
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Influenza can lead to complications and fatalities, especially in people 65 years and older or under 5 with fever, cough and sore throat.—
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“Intricacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intricacy. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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