as in complicated
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
spent his first year at the Pentagon just trying to fathom its byzantine workings
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Recent Examples of byzantine
The garment took two of the atelier’s seamstresses more than 600 hours — or 25 days — to stitch by hand and is embellished with Swarovski crystals, golden embroidery featuring Byzantine crosses and Versace’s signature draping inspired by Ancient Greek peplum dresses.
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Lisa Klaassen and Serene Nourrisson, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Dalla Ragione: Especially from the beginning of 1400 to the middle of 1500, because before, the art was like a Byzantine art, not really close to the nature.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Pricing structures are often Byzantine and difficult to understand.
—Vadim Vladimirskiy, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Diana’s books get deliciously Byzantine as the series continues.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
The researchers think the site was continuously occupied from the early Roman period (around the first century C.E.) until the end of the Byzantine period (in the late sixth century C.E.).
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
There’s food, music and an artisan marketplace and a chance to see this stunning Greek Orthodox church and its Byzantine architecture.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
Not this tiny Isis, or Byzantine slave bracelet, or
blue-green shard of Roman glass.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
The findings indicate a succession of settlement starting from the early Roman period and through until the end of the Byzantine period.
—Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Lisa Klaassen and Serene Nourrisson, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Dalla Ragione: Especially from the beginning of 1400 to the middle of 1500, because before, the art was like a Byzantine art, not really close to the nature.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Pricing structures are often Byzantine and difficult to understand.
—Vadim Vladimirskiy, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Diana’s books get deliciously Byzantine as the series continues.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
The researchers think the site was continuously occupied from the early Roman period (around the first century C.E.) until the end of the Byzantine period (in the late sixth century C.E.).
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
There’s food, music and an artisan marketplace and a chance to see this stunning Greek Orthodox church and its Byzantine architecture.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
Not this tiny Isis, or Byzantine slave bracelet, or
blue-green shard of Roman glass.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
The findings indicate a succession of settlement starting from the early Roman period and through until the end of the Byzantine period.
—Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for byzantine
Adjective
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Construed as a pedagogical exercise more than entertainment, the film offers a deep reading into the complicated plurality of the populace that constitutes nations such as Germany.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2025
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Their final conflict goes down on Silver’s yacht in the middle of the open water, as Silver ridicules Kreese for his complicated relationship with Johnny.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This intricate design acts as a shield that selectively filters out high-frequency stress waves to prevent damaging vibrations from moving back into the shrimp’s arm and body.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
7 Feb. 2025
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Knowledge about one system doesn’t give anyone—including Musk’s DOGE workers, some of whom were not even alive for Y2K—the ability to make intricate changes to another.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That the aircraft impacted the ground so violently will no doubt complicate investigators' work, given the state of the physical evidence, Axios' Fitzpatrick adds.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
2 Feb. 2025
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Strong winds sweeping through L.A. continue to spread the wildfires as well as complicate containment, with the biggest blaze — the Palisades fire — only 11 percent contained, fire officials estimated.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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That’s one reason why some of the highest indirect costs at Florida universities reflected the most complex projects.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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For over 15 years, David E.A. Johnson dedicated his career to solving some of the world’s most complex security challenges driven by criminal networks.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The straight-leg silhouette and ankle length give these pants a sophisticated style that can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2025
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After all, the implications of a sophisticated A.I. system acting as copilot raise serious questions—such as, will it second-guess or even stop the human pilot from flying if the computer perceives an imminent emergency, which may or may not exist?—
Daniel Cote,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2025
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