Thesaurus results for SPIDERWEB

spiderweb

noun

Definition of spiderweb

as in cobweb

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Recent Examples of spiderweb On June 25, Zendaya attended a photo-call in London wearing the slinky blue dress dripping in beads and charms, including a large spiderweb cascading down her back. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for spiderweb

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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

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The chase that follows finds Reacher and Green eluding several officers in Magic Gardens, the South Street art space dominated by Philadelphia artist Isaiah Zagar’s multimedia mosaic labyrinth.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
But the Gregorys noticed Atlantans, or others familiar with our city’s quirky labyrinth of Peachtrees, were seeing the Queens song and weighing in.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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