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 Capable of deploying from the hard-to-monitor rabbit warrens of industrial Tijuana, a basic FPV drone traveling at the leisurely speed of 80 miles an hour gives Navy Base San Diego less than 10 minutes to detect the intrusion and respond. Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 8 June 2026 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 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
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Noun
  • For its part, the Westmoreland Museum of Art utilized its partnership with Art Bridges to develop the Art Maze, an interactive installation that transformed the museum’s Cantilever Galleries into a navigable labyrinth painted by local artists.
    News Desk, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Nor must Morocco contend with California’s labyrinth of zoning, lawsuits, and YIMBY-NIMBY politics.
    Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
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  • There will also be mazes inspired by Sinners, Stranger Things, Evil Dead Burn, Hellraiser, and the legacy of Ozzy Osbourne.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In corporate contexts, deals fall apart when payments get stuck in regulatory mazes or take too long to convert into foreign currency.
    Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Rabbit warren.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit%20warren. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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