as in intricate
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
a website with an exceptionally labyrinthian procedure for ordering merchandise
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Recent Examples of labyrinthian
Stretch Your Mind Experience Meow Wolf, a labyrinthian art show of psychedelic interactive exhibits and brain-bending optical tricks.
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Topaz Hooper, Men's Health, 15 Mar. 2023
The two-floor exhibition will include a labyrinthian installation, painting, sculpture, drawings and video.
—Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2023
It’s made worse by a labyrinthian system of local, state, federal and tribal data-reporting systems that often do not communicate with each other or share information.
—Anchorage Daily News, 21 June 2021
Each planet has its own visual identity and acts as a greater hub with tons of quest markers and labyrinthian depths to explore.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2022
The Mercado de los Cielos at the West Side's Desert Sky Mall is a sprawling and labyrinthian swap meet that boasts more than 200 different stores.
—Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2021
This latest twist in the labyrinthian belief system comes after dozens of JFK Jr. truthers — who waited for hours at Dealey Plaza for the Camelot scion to appear — went on to attend that night’s Rolling Stones concert at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
—Steven Monacelli, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2021
Wandering the labyrinthian night market in Ebisu and snacking on yakitori, Mizuki begins to feel like a past version of herself: the confident, beautiful, and happy young woman who’d moved from rural Japan to New York City to make it as a singer.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 17 Sep. 2021
Instead, Americans struggling with post-Covid symptoms face a highly unequal health care landscape, with the most vulnerable populations navigating labyrinthian barriers to treatment.
—Karina Piser, The New Republic, 27 July 2021
Topaz Hooper, Men's Health, 15 Mar. 2023
The two-floor exhibition will include a labyrinthian installation, painting, sculpture, drawings and video.
—Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2023
It’s made worse by a labyrinthian system of local, state, federal and tribal data-reporting systems that often do not communicate with each other or share information.
—Anchorage Daily News, 21 June 2021
Each planet has its own visual identity and acts as a greater hub with tons of quest markers and labyrinthian depths to explore.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2022
The Mercado de los Cielos at the West Side's Desert Sky Mall is a sprawling and labyrinthian swap meet that boasts more than 200 different stores.
—Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2021
This latest twist in the labyrinthian belief system comes after dozens of JFK Jr. truthers — who waited for hours at Dealey Plaza for the Camelot scion to appear — went on to attend that night’s Rolling Stones concert at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
—Steven Monacelli, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2021
Wandering the labyrinthian night market in Ebisu and snacking on yakitori, Mizuki begins to feel like a past version of herself: the confident, beautiful, and happy young woman who’d moved from rural Japan to New York City to make it as a singer.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 17 Sep. 2021
Instead, Americans struggling with post-Covid symptoms face a highly unequal health care landscape, with the most vulnerable populations navigating labyrinthian barriers to treatment.
—Karina Piser, The New Republic, 27 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for labyrinthian
Adjective
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Statement earrings: Create a beautiful neckline by wearing large earrings with intricate, delicate designs.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
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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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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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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He’s sent flying off his bicycle by a cop, part of the predictably crooked department that stymies Terry’s attempts to work within the town’s labyrinthine legal system.—
Vox Staff,
Vox,
23 Dec. 2024
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Such traits are evident in its architecture, which has remained largely the same throughout history, from ornate palazzi to a scruffy, labyrinthine old town whose narrow streets (caruggi in the local dialect) barely get any sunlight.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Dec. 2024
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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