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This tag is for questions seeking a phrase or an expression that fits a meaning. If you're specifically seeking only a single word, see the "single word requests" tag too.
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Word meaning "to begin simple but to become complex"
I'm looking for the word(s) that describes my current dilemma:
I have begun a project that seemed, at its outset, quite simple - tedious, but simple. However, the further I get into the project, the …
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Term for self-serving behavior disguised as altruism?
As defined by Merriam-Webster, egoism (or egotism) is "a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action." A person who exhibits this egoism is an egoist (or egotis …
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