as in labyrinth
a confusing and complicated arrangement of passages
the organization's headquarters is a rabbit warren of small, cramped offices
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Recent Examples of rabbit warren
The passageways and narrow stairs leading to the 23 guestrooms are a bit of a rabbit warren but that only adds to the hotel’s charm.
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
On the other hand, what Edwards frames as an absurdist never-ending rabbit warren is recontextualized by Tony Gilroy’s series as a font of potential.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 May 2025
By the late 19th century, reports were emerging of large, aggressive feral cats thriving in the bush, nesting in rabbit warrens and preying on native fauna.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Bunny Burrow Express trolley rides offered Fox River Trolley Museum’s Bunny Burrow Express will be making runs to a secret rabbit warren on three Saturdays, April 5, 12 and 19, at the Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve, 35W003 Route 31, South Elgin.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
On our list are fiction from the wisdom of a rabbit warren to the exploration of the darker side of social media or from the lives of female nurses in Vietnam to thrillers galore, as well as nonfiction favorites from the analysis of presidential politics to a Hollywood biography.
—Newsweek Staff, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
What all this gives us is something of an AI maelstrom as complex as a rabbit warren.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Like a rabbit warren, Toni thought, six small rooms, wide wooden floorboards, a tub on avian feet, porcelain sinks and clanking radiators.
—Sarah Braunstein, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
Somewhere amid the rabbit warren of backstage corridors here, work is underway to give its Lyttelton Theatre a huge restructure for The Effect.
—Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 18 July 2023
Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
On the other hand, what Edwards frames as an absurdist never-ending rabbit warren is recontextualized by Tony Gilroy’s series as a font of potential.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 May 2025
By the late 19th century, reports were emerging of large, aggressive feral cats thriving in the bush, nesting in rabbit warrens and preying on native fauna.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Bunny Burrow Express trolley rides offered Fox River Trolley Museum’s Bunny Burrow Express will be making runs to a secret rabbit warren on three Saturdays, April 5, 12 and 19, at the Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve, 35W003 Route 31, South Elgin.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
On our list are fiction from the wisdom of a rabbit warren to the exploration of the darker side of social media or from the lives of female nurses in Vietnam to thrillers galore, as well as nonfiction favorites from the analysis of presidential politics to a Hollywood biography.
—Newsweek Staff, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
What all this gives us is something of an AI maelstrom as complex as a rabbit warren.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Like a rabbit warren, Toni thought, six small rooms, wide wooden floorboards, a tub on avian feet, porcelain sinks and clanking radiators.
—Sarah Braunstein, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
Somewhere amid the rabbit warren of backstage corridors here, work is underway to give its Lyttelton Theatre a huge restructure for The Effect.
—Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 18 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit warren
Noun
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Pushing a tile onto the board pushes another off and creates new routes through the labyrinth.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
9 July 2025
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In the original, Emily, the enigmatic socialite, and Stephanie, the ever-eager mommy vlogger, navigated a labyrinth of secrets, betrayals, and, of course, a missing person.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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That meant a grid of streets that over the years also became a maze of roads in winding subdivisions.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
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Through a basement maze of whirring industrial equipment are mundane-looking doors that lead to the unexpected.—
Alina Hartounian,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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“Rabbit warren.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit%20warren. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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