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cat's cradle

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Definition of cat's cradle

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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Walk to Makaluapuna Point (also nicknamed as the Dragon’s Teeth Trail) for a casual coastal hike through dramatic lava rock formations that includes a meditative labyrinth.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
In Hot or Cold, teams work their way through a labyrinth of rooms, each containing a challenge that must be completed as quickly as possible.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of labyrinth

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Our group — two reporters, a photographer and a video journalist — went through security and, camera rolling, wound our way through the maze of the midcentury building.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026
The most gratifying facet of being an agent was guiding gifted artists through the maze of potential opportunities and pitfalls that constitute careers in Hollywood.

— Rick Nicita, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of maze

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In one image, a forlorn man appears as if swallowed by a tangle of trunks and roots.

— Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
The brain’s surface has ridges and valleys, and CTE tangles are found in the depths of those valleys, called the cortical sulci, and surround blood vessels.

— Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of tangle

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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
This year’s Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer with closures, travel snarls and record gas prices in California.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026

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