cat's cradle

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Recent Examples of cat's cradle But that string can still be made into something perfect: As Ludwig lovingly points out to his grand-nephews, the knots in the cat's cradle always stay the same distance apart no matter how the configuration is manipulated. Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat's cradle
Noun
  • The European capital with an underwater labyrinth hidden beneath its streets.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Tasked with solving Jareth’s labyrinth to secure Toby’s safety, Sarah races against time to defeat the goblin’s trickster army.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fewer than half of the 20,000 households losing city pickup have secured private haulers, with many facing rejections, steep rates or a maze of complications.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Tying together the Room 13 maze and Gore-ing 20’s scare zone was a great idea with a ton of potential.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Expect flocks of vibrant flamingos and tiny flitting hummingbirds spreading their wings over the turquoise waters and tangles of mangroves that unfold across lagoons that stretch parallel to the sea.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The Rise Of The Two Philosophies For years, the default approach to multicloud networking was a chaotic, do-it-yourself affair, leading to a fragile, unmanageable tangle of siloed configurations.
    Serge Lucio, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some state laws also prevent pharmacists from administering vaccines that haven’t been recommended by ACIP—a snarl that’s prompted pharmacies to limit access to COVID vaccines in more than a dozen states.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The River Cats’ mascot, Dinger, danced on the roof of the visiting team’s dugout, and sound effects played during tense and celebratory moments: a feline snarl, and the two-note sting associated in pop culture with an approaching shark.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Cat's cradle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat%27s%20cradle. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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