as in labyrinths
a confusing and complicated arrangement of passages
got lost in the warren of interconnected side streets
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Recent Examples of warrens
Children from blue-collar warrens straddling the road strutted about.
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Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
People pour in from the dense warrens of India’s financial capital and from dusty villages thousands of kilometers away, all flowing towards the fortified, sea-facing Mumbai home of actor Shah Rukh Khan.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
People pour in from the dense warrens of India’s financial capital and from dusty villages thousands of kilometers away, all flowing towards the fortified, sea-facing Mumbai home of actor Shah Rukh Khan.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warrens
Noun
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Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
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Separated by labyrinths of creeks and smaller cays, each one represents a stepping stone away from civilization, Parrish told me.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Its floors are mazes of narrow corridors packed with African clothing stalls, salons, barbers, jewelry stores and halal eateries.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
6 Dec. 2025
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More than two million Christmas lights, mazes and photo opportunities with Santa.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Dec. 2025
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“Warrens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warrens. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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