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intricacy

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


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To her right stood Brandon Ross, whose searing yet disarmingly tender electric guitar tones built like waves, exploded like starbursts or sketched lines of staggering intricacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

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

Under it all, though, is an alluring intricacy in the instrumental ensemble.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

Natasha Rothwell’s spa manager Belinda is the sole character whose emotional trials are explored with nuance and intricacy.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2025

I was mesmerized by the intricacy of the procedure and didn't realize how long I had been neglecting my work.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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