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
In both the novel and the report, Afghan fighters—many of them with day jobs as American security contractors—fire from the rooftops as the Marines penetrate a warren of mud-walled compounds.
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august 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Seek Out Inspirations In Marrakech’s Souks The warren-like souks in the heart of the city are a mine of joyous, idiosyncratic design.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Revenue further dried up when the 30-year deal for affordable housing upstairs ended and the operator pulled out, leaving behind a warren of tiny, obsolete studio apartments that the city could not decide what to do with.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
Other stairs lead to a warren of small, dim rooms furnished with chairs and tables discarded by people who’d lived with them too long — the springs are shot, the upholstery tattered.
—Amy Virshup, Vulture, 14 May 2025
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Book Marks
august 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Seek Out Inspirations In Marrakech’s Souks The warren-like souks in the heart of the city are a mine of joyous, idiosyncratic design.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Revenue further dried up when the 30-year deal for affordable housing upstairs ended and the operator pulled out, leaving behind a warren of tiny, obsolete studio apartments that the city could not decide what to do with.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
Other stairs lead to a warren of small, dim rooms furnished with chairs and tables discarded by people who’d lived with them too long — the springs are shot, the upholstery tattered.
—Amy Virshup, Vulture, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warren
Noun
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When a deadline is looming, which is pretty much always, the artist Takeru Hokazono’s one-room apartment in Tokyo begins to resemble a labyrinth.—
Matt Alt,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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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
Noun
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Corn maze farewell This year, Ackerman is setting up his corn maze for the last time.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the fall, before its Christmas tree sales begin, Goebel Farms has pumpkins for sale and a corn maze to explore.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Warren.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warren. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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