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
The losses on the policies held by Joe Bald’s group wound through a labyrinthine chain of intermediaries before arriving at the storied insurer Lloyd’s of London.
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Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The winding streets of Ilion are transformed into a labyrinthine maze with an armed man around every corner.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Advocates help families work through the labyrinthine court system, file for victim compensation and more.
—Ryan Oehrli
august 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
Wandering a labyrinthine apartment after a fitting, Lina comes upon a room where kids in school uniforms lounge while glued to their personal screens.
—Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The winding streets of Ilion are transformed into a labyrinthine maze with an armed man around every corner.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Advocates help families work through the labyrinthine court system, file for victim compensation and more.
—Ryan Oehrli
august 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
Wandering a labyrinthine apartment after a fitting, Lina comes upon a room where kids in school uniforms lounge while glued to their personal screens.
—Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labyrinthine
Adjective
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His love of American design codes, such as the white T-shirt and sport jerseys, is evident in his manipulation of the garment to become a skirt or in creating an intricate patchwork tank-style dress.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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In living tissue, light scattering is common, signal contrast is often low, and reconstructing intricate features across a large volume presents a significant computational challenge.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This narrative has taken center stage over a far more complicated and interesting reality.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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With the success of TV shows like Hacks and The White Lotus, which explore the beautifully complicated, often messy inner lives of women who don’t fit the ingenue mold, perhaps more production companies will take chances on similar shows.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The shift would send states scrambling and complicate parents’ efforts to get young children vaccinated ahead of the coming respiratory virus season.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Aug. 2025
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The district has tried to be conservative on replacing items as efforts to form a fire territory complicate issues of investment and ownership.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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This scalable method opens the door for more complex structures that were once out of reach.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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Dyslexia like any other complex entity has a continuum from mild to severe manifestations.—
Laura Cassidy,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Boiled down in a cauldron using traditional methods, the sulfate-free formula bubbles up into a lovely lather that washes hands without stripping them (the glycerin, as well as coconut, olive, and sweet almond oils, are to thank) and fills the room with its sophisticated, Provençal scents.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Smart stability through clever control The key to this drone’s ability to stabilize is a sophisticated feedback controller.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Labyrinthine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labyrinthine. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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