as in complications
something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult
the political complexities that the secretary-general must deal with
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Recent Examples of complexities
Valladares saluted the farmworker movement but also said the labor movement brought its own social complexities.
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Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Employers and school leaders have rightly wised up to the dangers and complexities of winter weather driving, especially after 2014’s Snowmageddon debacle.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Jesa lands in the solid middle, its strongest sequences resonating with the complexities and specificities of first-generation heartache.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2026
Among the reasons expansion has remained on hold since 2004, when the Charlotte Bobcats, now the Hornets, entered the league, is the complexities at play.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
This includes integrating driverless trucks into customer operations, handling the complexities of pickups and dropoffs, and providing monitoring and communication tools.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 21 Mar. 2026
In both cases, great powers believed their abilities would outweigh local complexities.
—Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Critics of Mamdani accuse him of downplaying the complexities of the city’s vast dispatch system while understating the number of calls that require a police response.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Even at this top hospital, which has more resources than others across the island, doctors and nurses are grappling with the complexities of treating patients under serious constraints.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Employers and school leaders have rightly wised up to the dangers and complexities of winter weather driving, especially after 2014’s Snowmageddon debacle.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Jesa lands in the solid middle, its strongest sequences resonating with the complexities and specificities of first-generation heartache.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2026
Among the reasons expansion has remained on hold since 2004, when the Charlotte Bobcats, now the Hornets, entered the league, is the complexities at play.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
This includes integrating driverless trucks into customer operations, handling the complexities of pickups and dropoffs, and providing monitoring and communication tools.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 21 Mar. 2026
In both cases, great powers believed their abilities would outweigh local complexities.
—Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Critics of Mamdani accuse him of downplaying the complexities of the city’s vast dispatch system while understating the number of calls that require a police response.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Even at this top hospital, which has more resources than others across the island, doctors and nurses are grappling with the complexities of treating patients under serious constraints.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for complexities
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The bill, which does not mention PMPS by name, covers complications including chronic pain.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Part of that planning includes working through real-world complications, such as major construction projects that impact affect evacuations.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Those dates were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later canceled following Dion's 2022 diagnosis of stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that includes rigidity and stiffness of certain areas of the body, causing unsteadiness, slower movements and difficulties walking.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Robust spending from wealthier Americans balances out the financial difficulties of lower-income households, preventing the broader economy from entering a recession.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Throughout this tumultuous epoch, the battle over America got wrapped up in the baffling intricacies of health care—first insurance coverage, then COVID.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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This book explores the intricacies of women's life and how those deep bonds can ultimately empower and uplift.—
Jessica Moore,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Complexities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complexities. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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