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
That is why this fiction is not built on facts, but rather on traversing the labyrinths of memory.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 15 July 2025
No matter how complicated the labyrinth of modern politics becomes, that thread will lead us through.
—Linda McMahon, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
Why is the Perseverance rover so obsessed with this little labyrinth?
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 6 June 2025
Out on a labyrinth of canals in Coral Gables, Florida, police are on the lookout for fishermen who might be spotters or boats carrying more weight than normal.
—Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 17 May 2025
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John Hopewell, Variety, 15 July 2025
No matter how complicated the labyrinth of modern politics becomes, that thread will lead us through.
—Linda McMahon, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
Why is the Perseverance rover so obsessed with this little labyrinth?
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 6 June 2025
Out on a labyrinth of canals in Coral Gables, Florida, police are on the lookout for fishermen who might be spotters or boats carrying more weight than normal.
—Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for labyrinth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for labyrinth
maze
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Thursday’s game resembled the dizzying maze of turns of F1 courses, rather than the smooth oval racing NASCAR showcases in Bristol.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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That mental maze, which is typical in this area of research, experts say, is something that sensationalized news coverage often fails to acknowledge.—
Sarah Scoles,
JSTOR Daily,
31 July 2025
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“Labyrinth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labyrinth. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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