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
Poland’s Nazi labyrinth The countryside around the little Polish village of Pniewo looks serene, with its yellow crops and patches of forest, but beneath the surface lies a sprawling 20-mile maze of tunnels, shafts, underground railway stations and combat facilities.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
The Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation is also part of this Haunted Corn Maze, which turns the strawberry fields into a terrifying labyrinth.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Gurba constructs a labyrinth of language where California poppies, childhood witchcraft and feminist rage bloom side by side.
—Ana Cristina Frías Cabrera, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Each fall, the event transforms the theme park into a labyrinth of haunted houses inspired by blockbuster films and original storylines.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
The Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation is also part of this Haunted Corn Maze, which turns the strawberry fields into a terrifying labyrinth.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Gurba constructs a labyrinth of language where California poppies, childhood witchcraft and feminist rage bloom side by side.
—Ana Cristina Frías Cabrera, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Each fall, the event transforms the theme park into a labyrinth of haunted houses inspired by blockbuster films and original storylines.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labyrinth
maze
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But for this to work, these supercities must have freedom from the bureaucratic maze that suffocates current development.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The maze is quite scary, including an It-style clown with a chainsaw, chainsaw-wielding doctors in scrubs, and Beryl at the center of it all as the town’s biggest cultural claim to fame, the Headless Horseman.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Labyrinth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labyrinth. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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