intricacy
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Concrete was the logical and obvious solution, but to pour concrete into the proper shapes required wooden molds, which in this case meant shapes of sculptural intricacy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The intricacy with which Whitehead details the planning and execution of this caper marks him as a top-tier researcher — he’s drawn on many primary sources to ground this work of fiction in historical fact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 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
I'm a cat owner, and one of the things that I love about “Puppy Bowl” is the increasing intricacy of the Halftime Show featuring kittens.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 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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“Because of this, platonic marriages can often end amicably. The couple may be able to communicate effectively about the intricacies of their case without the emotional pain that often comes with divorce.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
In fact, it’s got more pop DNA than many of its contemporaries — just don’t expect the intricacies to come from Mother Mary’s music or her mythology.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
"I was introduced to the world and its intricacies," she says.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
As life went on, Stanton got well into the intricacies of movement politics: meetings, rivalries, lectures, tactical disputes, the waxing and waning of public support.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Getting to the bottom of the question of how good Kenna really is requires a more searching exploration of the intricacies of our snap judgments.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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