intricacy
noun
in·tri·ca·cy
ˈin-tri-kə-sē 
plural intricacies
1
: the quality or state of being intricate
2
: something intricate
the intricacies of a plot
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Examples of intricacy in a Sentence
She admired the composition for its beauty and intricacy.
I had trouble following all the intricacies in the plot.
the intricacies of English grammar
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Much like Mean Girls, Booksmart explores the intricacies of cliques and social dynamics with clever dialogue.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
Those LLMs cannot give a truly accurate and complete—and short—answer to a complex question any more than a physics professor can explain the fullness and the intricacies of quantum theory or general relativity 100% accurately in a few sentences to a general audience.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Much like Mean Girls, Booksmart explores the intricacies of cliques and social dynamics with clever dialogue.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Of course, business users tasked with FP&A and other critical processes could care less about the intricacies that make analysis possible.
—Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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intricacy
noun
in·tri·ca·cy
ˈin-tri-kə-sē
plural intricacies
1
: the quality or state of being intricate
2
: something intricate
the intricacies of the plot
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