- past tense form of complicate.
- past participle of complicate.
complicated
Example Sentences
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Russell's case was complicated because his fall down the order was precipitated by a cascading series of events.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
Glenn Harris, the president of racial justice organization Race Forward, told Salon that he views this year’s Juneteenth through a complicated lens.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026
Social Security benefits are generally complex, with all the possibilities for claiming, and it only gets more complicated when you are potentially sharing benefits with other people and/or at an “unorthodox” age.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
The debate stems from a complicated derivative strategy UniCredit deployed to build its stake.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
However, as these were imaginary mice to begin with, getting rid of them was not nearly so complicated as all that.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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