knotty

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As a portrait of an artist at a crossroads, it's compellingly knotty.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

It’s the latest in a series of knotty characters embraced by Arquette, 57.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Listen to his tightly harmonized vocals in “Send It On” or to the gorgeously murky electric piano in “One Mo’Gin” or to the knotty percussive crosstalk in “Sugah Daddy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

Knox comprehends how knotty the process of reconciling with an ending that differs from what we want can be.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2025

She rushed straight between two knotty pines, the thick undergrowth in between the trees swallowing the sounds of her and Mama’s footsteps.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland