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In that regard, “Bridgerton” chugs deliciously along for at least five episodes before it starts to convolute and collapse on itself.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2020

To convolute matters more, the federal government does not require prisons or jails to collect data on pregnancy and childbirth among female inmates.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 24, 2020

The suit on the right includes a waist convolute, which allowed the Apollo 15–17 lunar surface crews to sit on the lunar rover.

From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2013

But these new songs don’t feel arbitrary when they warp or convolute.

From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2010

The whole plant is gelatinous when fresh, lobed and convolute, often brain-like, and varying in size, according to species, from that of a pin’s head to that of a man’s head.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke

After all, I’d never lay myself off, push any convoluted apps down my own throat, replace me with AI or let students use chatbots to supplant themselves.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Another clear indication of a franchise running on fumes is that its most appealing element is now increasingly convoluted and tedious.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

This opinion was supported by David Rooney in the Hollywood Reporter, external, who wrote that the film "chugs along satisfyingly even with the occasional patch of sluggishness and the usual overly convoluted plot contortions".

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Social Security claiming strategies can be somewhat convoluted, and claiming benefits based on an ex-spouse’s record does not make the situation any simpler.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026

Of the two forms of DNA—the “dry” crystalline form and a “wet” form—the wet form seemed to have a less convoluted structure.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

He has disobeyed all the "rules," convoluting and twirling the plastic concrete with an insolent skill, and even using that antediluvian material glass block with flair.

From Time Magazine Archive

“A convoluting gray cloud had piled where Mount St. Helens should be,” said Bea.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Suddenly, I realized that I was in more than any mortal danger; for the convoluting shadows about the ring were taking shape, and the death-hand was forming within the Pentacle.

From Carnacki, the Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson

The spectacle of the legal procedure showed how a literate practice ended up convoluting justice.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin

The robot held me back as Lhar advanced toward the girls, the skirt-like frill at her base convoluting as she moved.

From Where the World is Quiet by Henry Kuttner