Thesaurus results for WEB

web

noun

ˈweb

Definition of web

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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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 The show takes place in a separate world from Tom Holland’s MCU character and follows the early days of Peter Parker’s web-slinging career. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 The top 10 brands by year-over-year growth in monthly web traffic in August, and their visits that month. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 Security features Bitdefender Antivirus Plus offers real-time data protection, network threat prevention, phishing and fraud protection, web attack prevention and more. — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 Behind every stealth sortie sits a web of ground support, architectural software, and heavy-duty maintenance hangars keeping the nation’s most expensive weapons system ready for flight. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for web

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Noun

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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With roads around the hospital unsafe, transferring patients to other facilities was not an option in the first hours of the attack, while sending ambulances into the field risked exposing them to Hamas ambushes.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
But prosecutors disputed that story, pointing to how the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office determined that Machado had defensive wounds all over her hands from the ambush in the car.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of ambush

Noun

Across the dozen tracks, Sivan leans heavily on ’90s touchstones, traipsing from glitch-hop to drum and bass, casting a wide net across sounds and scope.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
The Warriors remain in a class by themselves, with revenue of $895 million net of their revenue-sharing bill.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of net

Noun

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

Noun

The delays are not exactly surprising, nor does the blame for them lie with the city — a number of state and federal agencies are in charge here, each navigating their own bureaucratic mazes.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
In Chicago, Maya was confused, lost in an arboretum maze, until 6-year-old Anthony joyfully led her out.

— Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of maze

Noun

The core narrative, the ambiguous love story suggested by the film’s title, centers on the romantic and professional entanglements of two couples.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Using this method, the researchers demonstrated genuine multipartite entanglement across 13 photonic qubits.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of entanglement

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