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convolute

[kon-vuh-loot] / ˈkɒn vəˌlut /


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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

Diagram of a Flax-flower; calyx imbricated and corolla convolute in the bud.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray

“Yes, we are starting to see recovery, but the issue is a large portion of those barrels have to take a more convoluted route,” said Ben McMillan, chief investment officer at IDX Advisors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

The players made their way to the mission, which had the usual slightly convoluted rules that took Winkleman quite a while to explain.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Rom-coms and dance movies are often littered with convoluted circumstances, but “Shake Your Booty!” sabotages the heartfelt story it wants to tell about finding new love and learning to let go.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

In such convoluted wars, easy answers were hard to come by.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

He decided it was too convoluted to bother fixing.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

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

Before them rose the fantastic, twisting, convoluting, turning spires of a tall, marvelous, glittering city.

From Collector's Item by Evelyn E. Smith

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


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