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complicate

[kom-pli-kayt, kom-pli-kit] / ˈkɒm plɪˌkeɪt, ˈkɒm plɪ kɪt /


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Healthcare costs, inflation and some overlooked expenses could complicate even conservative estimates.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Air raid alerts, which sound around the clock and can last hours, complicate repairs, he added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Central banks in South Korea, Indonesia and the Philippines will meet as currency movements and higher energy costs complicate their decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Weaker muscles can also complicate recovery from injuries and illnesses and make it harder for the body to regulate blood sugar.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

To complicate matters, on the same day Esperanza went into heat, Pancho Armijo came home with a brown milk goat.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

"The situation significantly complicates navigation in the Black Sea, drives up insurance premiums, and makes maritime traffic extremely difficult," Radev said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Here’s what complicates the monster story, and what Hollywood has failed to illustrate in this movie: I also found a young man failed by nearly every system around him.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

"But it really complicates what is actually a fairly fundamental part of being human, which is that you are warm and you love your children and you put in place some boundaries around them."

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

For one, the film has a major twist, which complicates its marketing and makes it difficult to tell audiences what it’s about.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

This complicates our main story, the dissemination of the idea of the fact in England.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

With Musk, things just keep getting more complicated and speculative.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Peer into one of social media’s dark corners: Family estrangement is one of the most complicated situations to navigate for parents and children alike.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

This procedure aims to restore a healthier balance of gut microorganisms, but it can be complicated to perform and unpleasant for patients.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

An emotionally complicated dance-pop album about the relationship between power and vulnerability, “Brat” struck a nerve in a weird cultural moment and finally brought Charli the kind of stardom she’d been openly seeking for ages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Maybe it wanted all the complicated social contraptions of whatever temples and markets they’d built.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

They are also challenging to modify genetically and can be damaged during freezing and storage, complicating the production and distribution of cell therapies.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

At your age, the premiums do start to creep up, in addition to medical tests complicating matters.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

In recent years, homeowners, developers and businesses have complained that navigating the Planning Department can be complicating and confusing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Myanmar's civil war often makes the scale of natural disasters hard for humanitarian organisations to judge, as well as complicating relief efforts.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The same way taking in Quinby was complicating my life.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate


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