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intricacy

[in-tri-kuh-see] / ˈɪn trɪ kə si /
NOUN
complication
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STRONG


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Her drawings, which come in sets of two or three near-identical shapes, have "a beautiful intricacy to them" and "look like swirling vortexes", he said.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Working in concert, the two must untangle a crime of ingenious intricacy relying on their instincts, their logic, and a dogged pursuit of the facts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

A montage of skiers tumbling and toe-gripping a barely raised beam for dear life lent a comical eye to the intricacy of nailing a wolf turn.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2024

Instead, the enticement of this sort of think piece delights not in the brutality of violence but in the intricacy of the artful con.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2024

Redd gestured at the intricacy of Mapper’s sketch.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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