as in mazes
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 labyrinths
And who knows if, with chef Mario Carbone, part of those labyrinths will be repurposed into wineries for fine wines.
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Marzio G. Mian,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.
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Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
Separated by labyrinths of creeks and smaller cays, each one represents a stepping stone away from civilization, Parrish told me.
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Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
Pet sharks and underground labyrinths, unwelcome doppelgängers and vegetable-hungry monster-rabbits, rogue planets heading for Earth and diabolical Red Wizards—what do all these share in common?
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Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Her books, with their Borgesian labyrinths and witchy symmetries, sometimes flirt with nonsense.
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Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
Marzio G. Mian,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.
—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
Separated by labyrinths of creeks and smaller cays, each one represents a stepping stone away from civilization, Parrish told me.
—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
Pet sharks and underground labyrinths, unwelcome doppelgängers and vegetable-hungry monster-rabbits, rogue planets heading for Earth and diabolical Red Wizards—what do all these share in common?
—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Her books, with their Borgesian labyrinths and witchy symmetries, sometimes flirt with nonsense.
—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for labyrinths
mazes
Noun
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To test that, the final group completed cognitively demanding games such as mazes and shape puzzles called tangrams that contained no academic content.
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One of the mazes retiring after the 2026 season will be open with the lights on during the event.
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“Labyrinths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labyrinths. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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