spiderweb
noun
spi·der·web
ˈspī-dər-ˌweb 
1
: the network of silken thread spun by most spiders and used as a resting place and as a trap for small prey
2
: something that resembles or suggests a spiderweb
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His decision to leave the CIA at the end of season 1 is interrupted by a kidnapping that's bound to spin him deeper into the spiderweb.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
The star stunned in a black lace gown bedazzled in Hassanzadeh jewelry forming a spiderweb from her neck to her feet.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Paul’s car was a 1967 Chevrolet Corvair with a fantastically glossy candy-tangerine paint job and a black spiderweb detail.
—Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
No beat-matching and no way to go wrong—just stretch out and let Mari Maurice’s bowing wrap you up in ambient-orchestral spiderweb.
—Pitchfork, 2 Dec. 2024
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
The star stunned in a black lace gown bedazzled in Hassanzadeh jewelry forming a spiderweb from her neck to her feet.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Paul’s car was a 1967 Chevrolet Corvair with a fantastically glossy candy-tangerine paint job and a black spiderweb detail.
—Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
No beat-matching and no way to go wrong—just stretch out and let Mari Maurice’s bowing wrap you up in ambient-orchestral spiderweb.
—Pitchfork, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Spiderweb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spiderweb. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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spiderweb
noun
spi·der·web
ˈspīd-ər-ˌweb
: the silken web spun by most spiders and used as a resting place and a trap for small prey
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