labyrinthine
adjective
lab·y·rin·thine
ˌla-bə-ˈrin(t)-thən 
-ˈrin-ˌthīn
-ˌthēn
-ˈrin-ˌthīn
-ˌthēn
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labyrinthine politics that left us totally befuddled
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In the labyrinthine ways of Boston City Hall, the Building Department rescued the original developer from a BZA hearing, and issued an occupancy permit for a nursing home at 5 Redlands Road.
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Lou Murray, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The opening and final sequences of the film’s frame story are some of the most oft referenced in movie history, while the dark, labyrinthine interiors of Desmond’s mansion perfectly reflect the mind of the deluded diva whose success and celebrity are completely behind her.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
The intertwining levels of performance, not only by Teacher Wang, but by the husband and wife too, become dizzying, if not quite labyrinthine.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
This process begins with their being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago’s downtown, a labyrinthine carceral complex, without being given access to legal representation or communication with their families.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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Lou Murray, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The opening and final sequences of the film’s frame story are some of the most oft referenced in movie history, while the dark, labyrinthine interiors of Desmond’s mansion perfectly reflect the mind of the deluded diva whose success and celebrity are completely behind her.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
The intertwining levels of performance, not only by Teacher Wang, but by the husband and wife too, become dizzying, if not quite labyrinthine.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
This process begins with their being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago’s downtown, a labyrinthine carceral complex, without being given access to legal representation or communication with their families.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Labyrinthine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labyrinthine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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labyrinthine
adjective
lab·y·rin·thine
-ˈrin(t)-thən; -ˈrin-ˌthīn
-ˌthēn
-ˌthēn
: of, relating to, affecting, or originating in the inner ear
human labyrinthine lesions
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