rabbit warren

Definition of rabbit warrennext
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. 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 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
  • There are several miles of hiking trails with a secret meditation labyrinth at the end of one trail, tennis courts, and one of the three pools is a dedicated family pool.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The sensory peak of the labyrinth is dedicated to the film’s central car crash, a sequence originally captured in a single, highly dangerous take using nine cameras.
    Robert Lang, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Attractions coming back this year are meditation and sound healing classes, wine tasting, tractor wagon rides, a sweet pea maze, blueberry picking and yoga classes.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Hundreds of frat boys came out to watch a head-to-head match between the effluvia of USC’s and UCLA’s most virile students, moving through a plastic maze.
    Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026

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“Rabbit warren.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit%20warren. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.

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