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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The European capital with an underwater labyrinth hidden beneath its streets.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Tasked with solving Jareth’s labyrinth to secure Toby’s safety, Sarah races against time to defeat the goblin’s trickster army.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fewer than half of the 20,000 households losing city pickup have secured private haulers, with many facing rejections, steep rates or a maze of complications.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Tying together the Room 13 maze and Gore-ing 20’s scare zone was a great idea with a ton of potential.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Warren.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warren. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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