as in maze
a confusing and complicated arrangement of passages
we eventually realized that we were lost in the labyrinth of hallways in the museum
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The farm town of Dixon, population 19,000, made its mark in mazes about 20 years ago — about the time corn mazes began to take off across the U.S. thanks to new computer programming that helps farmers plot out massive labyrinths with a sinuous web of passageways.
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Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
There are billions in the brain, a dense labyrinth passing information left and right, and the group atop the spinal cord is especially important.
—Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
The site is not open to the public, but Knossos, the ancient palace previously believed to be the site of the Minotaur’s labyrinth, is.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
Tracing a risk through the labyrinth of systems is extremely difficult, requiring hopping from one operational system to another to thread the needle.
—Venky Yerrapotu, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
There are billions in the brain, a dense labyrinth passing information left and right, and the group atop the spinal cord is especially important.
—Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
The site is not open to the public, but Knossos, the ancient palace previously believed to be the site of the Minotaur’s labyrinth, is.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
Tracing a risk through the labyrinth of systems is extremely difficult, requiring hopping from one operational system to another to thread the needle.
—Venky Yerrapotu, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for labyrinth
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“Labyrinth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labyrinth. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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