web

noun

ˈweb How to pronounce web (audio)
Definition of webnext
1
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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2
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 In our interconnected world, keeping web infrastructure secure is a continuous race. — Doug Jacobson, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026 Most artists feature between one and five tracks, all playable in your web browser as these short clips. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026 The outages weren’t actually the result of a hack, but rather preventative action as web engineers took sites down to fix the vulnerability before it was exploited. — Cameron Peters, Vox, 23 Oct. 2026 Telecommunication linked us together in an ever-louder, ever-wider web of chatter. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for web
Recent Examples of Synonyms for web
  1. tangle
  2. ambush
  3. net
  4. trap
  5. labyrinth
  6. maze
  7. entanglement
  8. morass
Noun
  • The shampoo didn’t strip the tester’s already-dry hair, and a two-minute conditioner left her tangles smooth enough to finger-comb.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The double-deck Wacker Drive obliterated a tangle of buildings and produce stalls in favor of a broad Beaux Arts thoroughfare by the Chicago River.
    — Robert Loerzel, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of tangle
Noun
  • The soldiers, aviation technicians with the Salvandoran army, were victims of a gang ambush on Sunday in the Santo area of Croix-des-Bouquets, east of Port-au-Prince, while on their way back to camp after visiting a local supermarket.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Using that information to inform computer models, the scientists found that mosasaurs were skilled ambush predators built for a quick sneak attack.
    — October 16, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of ambush
Noun
  • Net-net, this is a genuine improvement for the customers of everything.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Near-net-shape manufacturing aims to produce components close to their final dimensions, potentially reducing the amount of material removal and additional processing required.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of net
Noun
  • The hacker set a trap designed to lure the impostor into claiming more Bitcoin.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The personalization trap The core of the problem is that Google wants its products and services to talk to each other.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of trap
Noun
  • 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
  • Outdoors, we were greeted by sculptures from Joan Miró’s labyrinth to Alberto Giacometti’s courtyard.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of labyrinth
Noun
  • 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
Definition of maze
Noun
  • After all, Apple and Google are sworn frenemies, dragging each other in the press while simultaneously holding multi-billion-dollar entanglements behind the scenes.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Salsa was rescued once as a pup during an Unprecedented Mortality Event, released in 2015, re-stranded due to a fishing entanglement and deemed non-releasable by the federal government.
    — Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of entanglement
Noun
  • Partners are left to navigate this morass of funding sources, each with their own procedures, timelines, and conditions.
    — Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
  • An indoor garden becomes a morass of water, space and climate control.
    — Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of morass

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“Web.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/web. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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