- past participle of complicate.
- past tense form of complicate.
complicated
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But could this complicated story prove to be a turning point for Meghan, who has had a complicated and often hostile relationship with the UK public?
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The other stems from an ongoing debate about whether a likely expensive new and complicated treatment like intismeran is needed if neoadjuvant immunotherapy works just as well.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Between this film and last year’s wonderful “Pillion,” he’s proven himself a daring performer, willing to approach love from its strangest, most complicated and genuine sides.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
Euripides’ portrayal of Medea as a child-killing figure of fury has obscured the nuances of a more complicated mythological story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
All that was clear was that the profits to be had from smart people making complicated bets overwhelmed anything that could be had from servicing customers, or allocating capital to productive enterprise.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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