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complicacies

noun

plural of complicacy

as in complications

something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult the difference in time zones was yet another complicacy that had to be dealt with

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There were a few complications in going from SQL table to rendered first-person frames, however.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
The study didn’t prove that GLP-1 medications directly caused these nail health complications.

— Korin Miller, Allure, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of complications

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Or a national wealth tax could attempt to avoid such obvious legal difficulties.

— Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
On Sunday morning, Associated Press journalists reported seeing multiple polling places where voting couldn’t begin on time because of difficulties with the new digital technology.

— Eldar Emric, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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There is now greater understanding of the complexities in such relationships, said Katie Ray-Jones, CEO of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, which provides support and tools for survivors 24/7.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Those cases point to complexities in the Muse settings that confound experts, let alone laypersons.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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