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convoluted

[kon-vuh-loo-tid] / ˈkɒn vəˌlu tɪd /


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That surprise fueled intense word-of-mouth, with many viewers returning multiple times to figure out exactly what was going on in the convoluted narrative.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

There are a number of weird swerves in this generous, if convoluted, offer from your relative.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

Even in the film’s most convoluted moments, there’s a fire of dissent percolating just beneath its surface.

From Salon May 22, 2026

Beyond that, there are 'zero kilowatt zones', 'power-limited periods' and a series of other intricacies that many in F1 believe have made the rules far too convoluted.

From BBC Apr. 3, 2026

More than a hundred years later Galileo still needed, when writing in Latin, to use convoluted phrases such as ‘unknown to all astronomers before me’ to convey it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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