spider's web
- a variation of spider web.
Example Sentences
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Mariners sweltering in the Gulf, waiting to pass the Strait of Hormuz, are part of a spider’s web of supply in which pressure at any point can be felt across the globe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
This spider’s web of connections, this gnarled family tree, constitutes the lion’s share of “Magnolia’s” “plot,” held together by Aimee Mann’s indelible soundtrack and Jon Brion’s vigorous score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
Davis and a team of undergraduates from the Odum School used a tuning fork to simulate the vibrations caused by prey when caught in a spider's web and then watched if the spiders attacked.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2024
One officer described these networks as a "spider's web" influencing who gets promoted or handed prestigious jobs.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2023
Theodoric’s analysis depended partly on examining rainbow-like images that he encountered in daily life: in the spray thrown up by a turning water-wheel, in the drops of dew on a spider’s web.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
