as in labyrinth
a confusing and complicated arrangement of passages
got lost in the warren of interconnected side streets
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Recent Examples of warren
Metis was also the warren of narrow city streets, perhaps built over old cow paths, that both represented and generated a thick network of intimate and practical neighborly relationships.
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Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The offices are a warren of small, cluttered rooms located on a side street downtown.
—David Segal, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
For a warren of medieval streets lined with traditional food, book a flat in Trastevere.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
The singer and the songwriter were among the Homs residents who chose to stay, retreating into the warren of alleys in Homs' old city.
—Jawad Rizkallah, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
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Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The offices are a warren of small, cluttered rooms located on a side street downtown.
—David Segal, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
For a warren of medieval streets lined with traditional food, book a flat in Trastevere.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
The singer and the songwriter were among the Homs residents who chose to stay, retreating into the warren of alleys in Homs' old city.
—Jawad Rizkallah, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warren
Noun
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Each insurance company seems to have its own labyrinth of portals and billing procedures.—
Paulina Wierzbicka,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Deep beneath the Zagros Mountains in central Iran, in a labyrinth of fortified tunnels outside the city of Natanz, centrifuges spun at speeds too fast for the eye to track.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
19 June 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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“Warren.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warren. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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