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intricacy

[in-tri-kuh-see] / ˈɪn trɪ kə si /
NOUN
complication
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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To her right stood Brandon Ross, whose searing yet disarmingly tender electric guitar tones built like waves, exploded like starbursts or sketched lines of staggering intricacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 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

Natasha Rothwell’s spa manager Belinda is the sole character whose emotional trials are explored with nuance and intricacy.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2025

Is there some greater design, some genius, some intricacy behind their businesses and the people they talk to, or their companies’ structure?

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2025

They see the nuance of the costumes, the intricacy of the signs.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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