as in complicated
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
spent his first year at the Pentagon just trying to fathom its byzantine workings
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Recent Examples of byzantine
Five sketches by New York caricaturist Al Hirschfeld are also among the lots, as are pre-Colombian pottery pieces, turn-of-the century weather vanes, and a Byzantine processional cross.
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Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 21 May 2025
Prominent Chicago architects Rapp & Rapp designed a flashy front for it, with curved windows, a sleek marquee and most notably, a Byzantine dome.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Image Charles Ede will show 70 objects at its booth this year, the priciest being an $850,000 Roman marble torso of a youth, and the most affordable being a Byzantine silver spoon (from the 4th to the 6th century B.C.) priced at $2,000.
—Farah Nayeri, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Zanini pointed out that as mandates are added and new positions are created, organizations become more Byzantine, full of overlapping, competing rules.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The actual burial, next to a chapel containing a famed Byzantine icon painting of the Madonna and child, was closed to the public.
—Aryn Baker, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
Over the course of the millennium, the peninsula was part of the Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires, it was invaded by Mongols and fought over by Venice and Genoa.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
Cobblestone streets are lined with tumbling bougainvillea, and café tables are tucked into every nook and cranny, including on hillside steps that lead to more restaurants and shops in neoclassical buildings, Byzantine churches, and of course nightclubs, because everything in Athens is a dichotomy.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Curiously enough, its Byzantine domes are replicated in mosques across Istanbul on both ends of the Bosporus, all looking sort of similar.
—Danuta Hamlin, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 21 May 2025
Prominent Chicago architects Rapp & Rapp designed a flashy front for it, with curved windows, a sleek marquee and most notably, a Byzantine dome.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Image Charles Ede will show 70 objects at its booth this year, the priciest being an $850,000 Roman marble torso of a youth, and the most affordable being a Byzantine silver spoon (from the 4th to the 6th century B.C.) priced at $2,000.
—Farah Nayeri, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Zanini pointed out that as mandates are added and new positions are created, organizations become more Byzantine, full of overlapping, competing rules.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The actual burial, next to a chapel containing a famed Byzantine icon painting of the Madonna and child, was closed to the public.
—Aryn Baker, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
Over the course of the millennium, the peninsula was part of the Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires, it was invaded by Mongols and fought over by Venice and Genoa.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
Cobblestone streets are lined with tumbling bougainvillea, and café tables are tucked into every nook and cranny, including on hillside steps that lead to more restaurants and shops in neoclassical buildings, Byzantine churches, and of course nightclubs, because everything in Athens is a dichotomy.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Curiously enough, its Byzantine domes are replicated in mosques across Istanbul on both ends of the Bosporus, all looking sort of similar.
—Danuta Hamlin, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for byzantine
Adjective
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The result is a mosaic of broods that makes the jigsaw puzzle of periodical cicada distribution more complicated, but more interesting.—
Chris Simon,
The Conversation,
22 May 2025
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My work centers Native characters who are fully human: messy, funny, complicated.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Human relationships are intricate and inherently messy, providing intangible benefits like growth through discomfort and emotional depth through complexity.—
Kim Samuel,
Time,
14 May 2025
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Much of the challenge, quite simply, lies in the German language — American consumers tend to be dissuaded by unfamiliar grape names, complex labels and Germany’s famously intricate classification system.—
Anna Lee Iijima,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Left unmanaged, these issues can disrupt family dynamics, derail careers, deplete wealth and complicate legacy planning.—
John Samuels,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Shifting trade policies, geopolitical risks, supply shortages and evolving regulatory landscapes all complicate decision-making.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike traditional car batteries, lithium-ion packs are complex, often made up of hundreds of individual cells.—
Melanie Marshall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Putting all of this highly complex system together, however, is likely to take more than three years.—
Iain Boyd,
The Conversation,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Modern manufacturing already relies on robotics, computer vision, predictive maintenance and sophisticated supply chain optimization.—
Richard Lebovitz,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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For active traders seeking sophisticated, flexible trading tools, Robinhood Legend has arrived, introducing a new way to trade.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
22 May 2025
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“Byzantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/byzantine. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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