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cat's cradle

noun

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as in labyrinth

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Recent Examples of cat's cradle The image on the Leopoldstadt playbill is of a young Jewish child playing with a cat's cradle. — Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022

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Noun

By the 2120s, the entire labyrinth will be completely backfilled, sealed, and handed over to the state.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
In postwar Spain, a young girl discovers a mysterious labyrinth and a magical world while living under the rule of her brutal stepfather.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of labyrinth

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Picking either of these teams to win feels like picking a blind man to walk through a maze, but give me the Cowboys to get back on the right track.

— Mac Engel October 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Hoàn Kiếm Lake, the Hanoi Opera House, and the Vietnam National Museum of History are all nearby, while the maze of the Old Quarter begins just beyond the lake.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

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For generations, a dense tangle of mangrove trees has shielded the city as rising temperatures due to climate change intensified storms and flooding.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
That makes the toaster, the dish rack and the tangle of cords part of the living room view.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of tangle

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To get to Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, take the metro (look for the brown Metro Line 9) to avoid getting entangled in traffic snarls.

— Alan Chazaro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2026
His Lamb goes from a brash Yorkshire showman to a callous profiteer of human vice and misery, his cheeky smile becoming a vicious snarl.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

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