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convoluted

[kon-vuh-loo-tid] / ˈkɒn vəˌlu tɪd /


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But her character succumbs to Ducournau’s convoluted plotting.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Such are the convoluted rules of the Senate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The records can often be convoluted as borrowers are transferred to different servicers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Naturally, there’s a lot of befuddlement over what this means for an already convoluted system.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2026

Shopping around for the cheapest policy, a process that had been convoluted and time-consuming, was suddenly made simple.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt