- past participle of complicate.
- past tense form of complicate.
complicated
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"This is a long-sought goal in neuroscience because the brain is so complicated with billions of cells that are next to each other and do completely different things," Deisseroth told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
The story is deeper, more complicated, and far from clean-cut black and white.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
The findings show that researchers need to accurately model the complicated interactions among starlight, gas and newly created elements if they want to connect two different records of the early Universe.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
If you’ve ever asked an AI to tackle an even slightly complicated problem, you’ve glimpsed its chain of thought.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Her parents both have awesome jobs—her dad is really high up at the university and her mom does high-end real estate or something complicated where she wears business suits and always looks important.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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Excerpts from "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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