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
Congress had enacted byzantine eligibility requirements for disability and Supplemental Security Income benefits, forcing the agency to expend huge amounts of time and money running those programs.
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Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
The project spans decades and grows increasingly Byzantine and bizarre.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Hippos, a religious, social and agricultural hub during the Byzantine period, is part of the Sussita National Park managed by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The multi-layered approach seemingly reflects exactly the Byzantine structure the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten and SEC hope to eliminate.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Syracuse began as an ancient Greek settlement nearly 3,000 years ago, and its beauty has beckoned both travelers and empires for centuries (Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, and Norman, to name a few).
—Michele Becker, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
Known then and today by the nickname El Greco, his idiosyncratic painting (which appears to draw some on Byzantine traditions) still seems fresh and exciting.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Many fascinating finds from the Byzantine era still turn up in Asia Minor and the Middle East today.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Glass lenses and the scientific revolution In the early 13th century, after the sacking of Constantinople, some excellent Byzantine glassmakers left their homes to settle in Venice – at the time a powerful economic and political center.
—Peter Mullner, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
The project spans decades and grows increasingly Byzantine and bizarre.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Hippos, a religious, social and agricultural hub during the Byzantine period, is part of the Sussita National Park managed by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The multi-layered approach seemingly reflects exactly the Byzantine structure the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten and SEC hope to eliminate.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Syracuse began as an ancient Greek settlement nearly 3,000 years ago, and its beauty has beckoned both travelers and empires for centuries (Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, and Norman, to name a few).
—Michele Becker, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
Known then and today by the nickname El Greco, his idiosyncratic painting (which appears to draw some on Byzantine traditions) still seems fresh and exciting.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Many fascinating finds from the Byzantine era still turn up in Asia Minor and the Middle East today.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Glass lenses and the scientific revolution In the early 13th century, after the sacking of Constantinople, some excellent Byzantine glassmakers left their homes to settle in Venice – at the time a powerful economic and political center.
—Peter Mullner, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for byzantine
Adjective
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The Music City Loop combines multiple complicated aspirations dreamed up by Musk, and few of them have succeeded at accomplishing the feat they were created for.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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The death sets off a chain of events that forces Lilian to revisit her fractured family life and complicated bond with her ex-husband.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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When my father showed the then-curator of the Musée d’Horlogerie the enamels in our collection, she was blown away by the exquisite quality and intricate details of our enamels and jeweled pieces.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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This image depicts intricate frost formations on the frozen surface of Lake Harriet during an Arctic Blast in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 20, 2025.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The district has tried to be conservative on replacing items as efforts to form a fire territory complicate issues of investment and ownership.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Certainly tariffs are adding to economic uncertainty and complicate decision-making for the Federal Reserve.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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For engineers and designers, this framework is like giving a GPS map through the complex terrain of foam design—saving months of trial-and-error testing.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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The move would mark an important milestone for Nvidia -backed Cohesity, which shelved IPO plans in 2021 to first execute a complex merger with its rival Veritas’ data protection unit, according to Cohesity CEO Sanjay Poonen.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These critical questions require a more sophisticated ethical framework.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The trendy animal print pattern combined with the crisscross buckle design offers a sophisticated, retro feel that’ll perk up any classic pair of jeans.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Byzantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/byzantine. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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