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 LateNighter web site previously reported the new interruption. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 The breathtaking shots of the hero web-slinging and sprinting through New York City felt like my own attempts at being everywhere at once. — Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2026 Anthropic's evaluation partner, a firm called Irregular, and Anthropic itself had a misunderstanding over whether the test environment was connected to the open web. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 The sender also promised to remove Wayne's information from the dark web after payment. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for web

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Noun

The delicately striated crystal floated up from its tangle of purple moss, rotating slowly before Rey snapped her full concentration toward it, holding it firmly in the air and between her two outstretched hands.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026
Advertisement At the very center of its tangle of experiences and identities, objectives and conflicts, is Alice.

— Judy Berman, Time, 27 July 2026

Definition of tangle

Noun

Another aging stuntman, Ronald Hambleton, a former meth user who had done jail time, also said that Blake asked him to shoot his wife, proposing numerous scenarios, including an ambush outside Vitello’s.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
In his account of the era, the Roman historian Cassius Dio described a Ceretani ambush on the general’s soldiers around 39 BCE.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026

Definition of ambush

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Architect and wellness professional Kenzie Tillitt of Tenzie Architecture works with ultra-high-net-worth clients creating spa-like wellness centers in their mountain homes.

— Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
As a result, my returns stayed low and mostly hit the base of the robot, well below the fielding net on top of it.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of net

Noun

Made of plastic sheets, the shelters trap heat during the day and offer little ventilation, forcing many families to spend hours outside.

— Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Dryer Lint Screen The lint trap or screen in your dryer should be cleaned on a regular basis.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of trap

Noun

Hotel Luze evokes the air of a private country chateau, and the walk through the budding hedge maze to the entrance sets the tone.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
In 2020, the maze was constrained by capital, headcount, and the cost of discovering whether an idea was any good.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of maze

Noun

In November 2024, assassins on a motorcycle in the Pacific port city of Manzanaillo shot dead a rear admiral who was said to have blown the whistle on navy entanglement in fuel-smuggling.

— Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
When covering plants, stretch the netting tightly over a support frame, inspect it regularly, and remove it promptly after harvest to help prevent entanglement.

— Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026

Definition of entanglement

Noun

But a nine-game winning streak heading into the break placed the team a half-game back in the morass of mediocrity known as the AL Wild Card race.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Most of Future’s peers in the post-Lil Wayne digital-trap era of the early 2010s, from fellow Atlanta stars Young Thug and 2 Chainz to Southern boldfaced names like Kodak Black and Kevin Gates, have faded back into the regional-rap morass.

— Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026

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