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intricacy

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

A convent girl with a creepy streak, Elizabeth sees beauty in biology, leaning over a corpse’s flayed back to appreciate the intricacy of its ventricles.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 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

But perhaps the M1 and M4 mirrors best express the level of intricacy and precision required.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

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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