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• v  make more complicated
  There was a new development that complicated the matter
• v  make more complex, intricate, or richer
• s  difficult to analyze or understand
  a complicated problem
  complicated Middle East politics

• complicate
• perplex
• refine
• rarify
• elaborate

• simplify

News & Articles

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• 'Project X' company identified
  The mystery surrounding a complicated incentives deal between Buncombe County economic development officials and an unidentified company appears to have lifted somewhat.
  June 12, 2013 - Asheville Citizen-Times
• 7 Ways to Make Blogging More Complicated Than It Needs to Be by @sujanpatel
  Far from its origins as a digital mode of journaling, blogging (derived from the phrase “web log”) has gained new status as a powerful content marketing tool for improving SEO and connecting with customers. But unfortunately, what started out as a simple process of chronicling daily thoughts has become a complicated marketing endeavor worthy of [...] Author information Sujan Patel Sujan Patel is ...
  June 10, 2013 - Search Engine Journal
• Experts: Snowden Extradition from Hong Kong Could be Complicated
  Experts said Monday that any attempt to extradite the man who says he leaked details about the U.S. government's secret monitoring of phone calls and Internet use from Hong Kong could be long and complicated. The U.S. and Hong Kong signed an extradition treaty in 1996, just before the British handed over control of the territory to China, in which both parties agreed to hand over fugitives ...
  June 10, 2013 - Voice of America

Quotes

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• Wesley Sneijder in Telegraph.co.uk
  Sneijder, who's deflected goal gave Holland a crucial 2-1 lead said: "This is unforgettable". "It was a tough fight and towards the end we complicated matters. Sunday, we play in the World Cup final. I have to get used to that."
• Barack Obama in CNN International
  It's been easy at times to doubt our ability to do such a big thing, such a complicated thing, to wonder if there are limits to what we as a people can still achieve,Obama said. "We are not a nation that falls prey to doubt or mistrust. We...
• Carlos Tevez in Sportbox
  There's nothing we can say about their win,added Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez. "To lose like that is very painful. We played badly and sometimes when you make mistakes you go home. We knew it would be complicated and that they...