- past participle of complicate.
- past tense form of complicate.
complicated
Example Sentences
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The film had subtitles and a complicated “eat the rich” subtext.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Life is rarely simple, but retirement is nearly always complicated.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
“He was one of the few who deeply understood that, and he was there when you were wrestling with something that was very complicated or very difficult.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Sharply different requirements for the French and German military had also complicated the project.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The physics gets complicated, and some of it’s still classified, but the key point is that they figured out a way to ignite a fusion bomb using the X-rays produced by a fission blast.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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