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as in tangle
something that catches and holds
he was caught in the web of branches she was trapped by her own web of lies
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as in ambush
a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise
an ingenious web that was spun by undercover agents going after drug dealers
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Recent Examples of web
The film tells the story of the double life of a multimillionaire hip-hop artist known as Bunny-Man (his stage name), whose fame and public persona mask a web of pain, revenge, and private justice.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 July 2025
This content uses JavaScript and WebGL features that are not supported or blocked by your web browser or device.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
For example, bots generate fake pageviews, clicks, impressions, and user sessions, all of which inflate top-line web analytics data.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 22 July 2025
The series, adapted from Joo Dong-geun’s acclaimed web comic, delivered massive international success in its freshman season, accumulating over 560 million viewing hours within 28 days of premiere and securing spots in the Top 10 non-English TV rankings across more than 90 countries.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 July 2025
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 July 2025
This content uses JavaScript and WebGL features that are not supported or blocked by your web browser or device.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
For example, bots generate fake pageviews, clicks, impressions, and user sessions, all of which inflate top-line web analytics data.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 22 July 2025
The series, adapted from Joo Dong-geun’s acclaimed web comic, delivered massive international success in its freshman season, accumulating over 560 million viewing hours within 28 days of premiere and securing spots in the Top 10 non-English TV rankings across more than 90 countries.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for web
Noun
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Grace and Company Silky Satin Pillowcase Upgrade your nighttime routine with this ultra-smooth satin pillowcase designed to help prevent overnight frizz, tangles, and breakage.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
10 July 2025
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By the 20th century, Rome was like any other city, with trains and cars that let people live farther from the urban center and a tangle of highways and suburbs and shopping centers that sprawled far beyond the original fortified walls.—
Krista Langlois,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 July 2025
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The charges stem from an ambush at the Prairieland Detention Center earlier this month.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
16 July 2025
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But in a motion last week, Lively’s team objected to that location, saying that Baldoni’s lawyers were setting up a media ambush, in which Lively would be besieged by paparazzi on her way in and out.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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It's perpetrated by the Democrats and some stupid Republicans and foolish Republicans fall into the net.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
16 July 2025
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Inside his home in Oregon, Remmers has the bracket framed and the net from the Nerf goal cut down and hung on the frame’s corner.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 July 2025
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Undervaluing Yourself To Avoid Conflict Many professionals, especially those early in their careers, fall into the trap of lowballing their worth out of fear.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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That’s the trap with a character like this — writing to a joke versus writing to her worldview and her attitude.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
24 July 2025
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That is why this fiction is not built on facts, but rather on traversing the labyrinths of memory.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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No matter how complicated the labyrinth of modern politics becomes, that thread will lead us through.—
Linda McMahon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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Knott’s announced the retirement of the Bloodline 1842 and Wax Works mazes after the 2024 season.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
18 July 2025
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There were beautiful farm animals, interactive science exhibits and even a candy maze.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated July 16,
Sacbee.com,
16 July 2025
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In addition to vessel strikes, humpback whales face threats including fishing gear entanglement and ocean noise, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Paloma Chavez
July 2,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2025
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Unlike classical computers, which process bits as 0s or 1s, quantum computers use quantum bits, or qubits, which can exist in multiple states simultaneously due to superposition and entanglement.—
Leeor Shimron,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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As for Pitt, his Sonny Hayes is a perfectly serviceable archetype for this: a one-time wunderkind driver wrecked by injury whose adult life becomes a morass of preposterous risk with minimal upside.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
20 June 2025
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There are no pairs of tidily poetic contradictions, but a morass of inner conflict, uncertainty, pain, and relief.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
27 June 2025
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“Web.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/web. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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