as in maze
a confusing and complicated arrangement of passages
we eventually realized that we were lost in the labyrinth of hallways in the museum
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Recent Examples of labyrinth
Attractions include a corn maze, sunflower labyrinth, petting zoo, bounce houses, carnival games and a photo op path.
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Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Climb an observation tower to look at it from above and wander through the labyrinth to find something unexpected at each dead end.
—AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Downtown Indy is a labyrinth of large windows.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Coverage of the tournament is a logistical labyrinth that the Telemundo Deportes team has been planning for years.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
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Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Climb an observation tower to look at it from above and wander through the labyrinth to find something unexpected at each dead end.
—AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Downtown Indy is a labyrinth of large windows.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Coverage of the tournament is a logistical labyrinth that the Telemundo Deportes team has been planning for years.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for labyrinth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for labyrinth
maze
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Only Kordia — mischaracterized by the government, largely overlooked by the public and caught in a legal maze — languishes in detention.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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The official first day of fall has officially come and gone, haunted houses are opening up around the Valley, people are planning their trips to the pumpkin patches and corn mazes.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Labyrinth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labyrinth. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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