spiderweb

noun

Definition of spiderwebnext
as in cobweb

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Recent Examples of spiderweb The spiderweb—the object of my grief—became both a tether to and a protection from danger. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 The production floor was a boundless spiderweb and we had been entangled effortlessly within it. — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026 Between segments, Byrd, a shaggy-haired blonde perpetually clad in a spiderweb crochet bikini, would take calls from viewers, urge them to use condoms and dental dams, and get ready for the next performer, who would vary in gender expression and talent. — Mike Albo, Vulture, 2 June 2026 The ridges look like spiderweb patterns from space and had previously only been observed from orbit, NASA said. — CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spiderweb
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiderweb
  1. cobweb
  2. labyrinth
Noun
  • Fit that is found in the body at rest, or the cobweb where the broom will not reach.
    — Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Your higher power can be an elephant or a cobweb in a corner.
    — Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of cobweb
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  • Carmen receives them with love and displays them in that labyrinth of Cuban-ness, as colorful and sometimes as moving as the nation’s history and its exile.
    — Sarah Moreno August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
  • For its part, the Westmoreland Museum of Art utilized its partnership with Art Bridges to develop the Art Maze, an interactive installation that transformed the museum’s Cantilever Galleries into a navigable labyrinth painted by local artists.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of labyrinth

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