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
Among travelers, its most famous sight is the labyrinthine City Palace complex, an ornate granite-and-marble waterfront fortress that’s practically a town unto itself.
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Lila Battis, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
Asian markets dance with complexity, geopolitics, and a dash of volatility Asian equity markets are taking center stage amidst a labyrinthine economic landscape.
—Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 26 June 2023
But as the search for La Tercera becomes increasingly labyrinthine, Rosario’s mother and the entire Delgado family emerge in all their dizzying traitors and heroes, reactionaries and revolutionaries.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 16 May 2023
Bond driving directly from labyrinthine Italian streets to a railroad station, on the flat, in what looks like another town entirely, or emerging from a foggy Norwegian forest into a nice bright day.
—The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2021
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Lila Battis, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
Asian markets dance with complexity, geopolitics, and a dash of volatility Asian equity markets are taking center stage amidst a labyrinthine economic landscape.
—Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 26 June 2023
But as the search for La Tercera becomes increasingly labyrinthine, Rosario’s mother and the entire Delgado family emerge in all their dizzying traitors and heroes, reactionaries and revolutionaries.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 16 May 2023
Bond driving directly from labyrinthine Italian streets to a railroad station, on the flat, in what looks like another town entirely, or emerging from a foggy Norwegian forest into a nice bright day.
—The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labyrinthine
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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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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
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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
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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
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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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“Labyrinthine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labyrinthine. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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