as in intricate
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
labyrinthine politics that left us totally befuddled
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Recent Examples of labyrinthine
Architects Allies and Morrison and Asif Khan Studio have been tasked with returning some of the vision of the Barbican’s original designers to its labyrinthine corridors.
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George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Few sectors are as heavily regulated and operationally labyrinthine as healthcare.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Laura, never wavering in her commitment to follow the director through his labyrinthine process, still privately considered a few of his sharp turns to have been inadvisable.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Framed as a mole, Ethan recruits a new team on a mission to clear his name, find the real rat, and get to the bottom of an increasingly labyrinthine international mystery.
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
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George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Few sectors are as heavily regulated and operationally labyrinthine as healthcare.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Laura, never wavering in her commitment to follow the director through his labyrinthine process, still privately considered a few of his sharp turns to have been inadvisable.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Framed as a mole, Ethan recruits a new team on a mission to clear his name, find the real rat, and get to the bottom of an increasingly labyrinthine international mystery.
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labyrinthine
Adjective
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Chrome allows Google to collect intricate data about users’ browsing patterns that shore up its dominance of the search and ad space.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
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My eyes looked up at a clock tower from the 15th century before tracing the intricate facades of the ancient churches and buildings with their iron balconies, decorative corbels and archways.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Some say the video represents a rising crime problem in the city, but crime statistics paint a more complicated picture.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Code Talkers developed an extensive and complicated code based on their own language, which substituted key military and geographical terms for related images.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Tariffs, trade wars and economic uncertainty complicate operations and planning.—
Simon Dae Oong Kim,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Now, sometimes the people or circumstances around us complicate that endeavor.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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As valuations soar, however, the teams become way more complex to buy and sell.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Still, these businesses work to maintain complex supply chains with multiple suppliers, which is both time consuming and highly manual.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Because no matter how sophisticated the model, its power depends on the quality, structure and context of the data beneath it.—
Abhesh Kumar,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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This scientific protocol to density planning is often referred to favorably on patient forums, something that has clearly increased the clinic's reputation among those in search of sophisticated hair restoration options.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Labyrinthine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labyrinthine. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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