as in intricate
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
labyrinthine politics that left us totally befuddled
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Recent Examples of labyrinthine
Few sectors are as heavily regulated and operationally labyrinthine as healthcare.
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Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Laura, never wavering in her commitment to follow the director through his labyrinthine process, still privately considered a few of his sharp turns to have been inadvisable.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Framed as a mole, Ethan recruits a new team on a mission to clear his name, find the real rat, and get to the bottom of an increasingly labyrinthine international mystery.
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
But the approach with Avowed is taking the absurdly labyrinthine web of lore and party dynamics of Pillars of Eternity and translating them into a more easily digestible introduction for new players.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
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Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Laura, never wavering in her commitment to follow the director through his labyrinthine process, still privately considered a few of his sharp turns to have been inadvisable.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Framed as a mole, Ethan recruits a new team on a mission to clear his name, find the real rat, and get to the bottom of an increasingly labyrinthine international mystery.
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
But the approach with Avowed is taking the absurdly labyrinthine web of lore and party dynamics of Pillars of Eternity and translating them into a more easily digestible introduction for new players.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labyrinthine
Adjective
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The intricate scrollwork along the bottom gives it the nouveau feel, but the bow at the top reads modern.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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Meanwhile, back on Earth, their predicament involved intricate planning and ‒ when President Donald Trump and the world's richest man Elon Musk chimed in ‒ no small amount of finger-pointing.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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At the apotheosis of technical wizardry, Vacheron Constantin debuted the most complicated wristwatch in the world, the Les Cabinotiers Solaria Ultra Grand Complication-La Première.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
15 June 2025
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This is a complicated situation for the Wolves to navigate.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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The moves challenge the traditional U.S. security role and complicate Africa's geopolitical landscape as Washington steps back.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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Left unmanaged, these issues can disrupt family dynamics, derail careers, deplete wealth and complicate legacy planning.—
John Samuels,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The study doesn't, however, prove causation – but this link adds to the growing body of evidence that such bitter taste receptors have more complex biological impacts than simply helping hunter-gatherer humans avoid potential plant toxins.—
Bronwyn Thompson,
New Atlas,
15 June 2025
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Those stereotypes are unfounded because, yes, blended scotch, can be both complex and widely-appealing at the same time.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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With its sky-high housing and living costs and its large and sophisticated workforce and population, the minimum wage that Albany dictates for the state will always be far too low to guarantee city workers a decent living.—
Paul Sonn,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2025
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The foremost conflict playing out across the Middle East today is between Israel and Iran, a nation that already possesses a sophisticated and large-scale nuclear program.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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“Labyrinthine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labyrinthine. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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