intricacy
noun
intricate character or state.
intricacies
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pluralof intricacy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Her podcast “You Must Remember This,” about “the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century,” has spent 21 seasons diving into the intricacies of the movie industry, from lauded stars to undersung production designers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Tanden can reflexively rattle off the particularities of housing protocols I couldn’t begin to decode; she titters with satisfaction upon recounting the intricacies of a long-discarded Australian cap-and-trade proposal.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Gutting the Etch A Sketch helped Dorfman better understand the intricacies of the tablet so he could recreate it in miniature form.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
"This work opens a new direction to explore further the intricacies of the connection between the supermassive black holes trillions of miles from where we are to how we came to be here."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Waters, a journalist by profession, had written two books on the variation, both of which he presented to Bobby—eventually, he’d teach the boy the intricacies of the game and become a lifelong friend.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
