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Recent Examples of labyrinthian Data-sharing concerns, unrealistic expectations Health care systems are labyrinthian in their complexity. Turgay Ayer, The Conversation, 11 July 2025 With a beautifully labyrinthian plot, Alma and Mina’s story is a modern fable about good samaritans and well-intentioned, moneyed, privileged people. Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025 In those old houses, there’s essentially a staircase in the kitchen that parallels the main staircase, and the whole house felt labyrinthian and odd. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025 Recreating the dizzying, labyrinthian layout of Walled City for film, the set designers also added several removable walls and nooks for cameras to be fitted in and for the martial arts choreographers to have sufficient room to work in. Sara Merican, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024 Stretch Your Mind Experience Meow Wolf, a labyrinthian art show of psychedelic interactive exhibits and brain-bending optical tricks. Topaz Hooper, Men's Health, 15 Mar. 2023 Each planet has its own visual identity and acts as a greater hub with tons of quest markers and labyrinthian depths to explore. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for labyrinthian
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Certainly tariffs are adding to economic uncertainty and complicate decision-making for the Federal Reserve.
    Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • After the creatures show up, we’re left running (stark naked) through the labyrinthine walls of Hell, as main protagonist Aiden, before being accosted by a deranged cult back in the real world.
    Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Down labyrinthine tunnels of pages, of words, of self.
    Leila Chatti September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • These Sandy Mule Flats from Target’s fashion line A New Day are ideal for cool weather, look sophisticated without sacrificing comfort, and are currently marked down to just $24 over Labor Day weekend.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • In a tasting, sophisticated balance is the most prominent factor.
    Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

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“Labyrinthian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labyrinthian. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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