as in maze
a confusing and complicated arrangement of passages
we eventually realized that we were lost in the labyrinth of hallways in the museum
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Recent Examples of labyrinth
In Kennedy’s view, Americans are not uniquely beset by a privatized fee-for-service labyrinth characterized by administrative bloat, scant price regulation, a hospital system hollowed out by private equity, and rampant, grotesque greed.
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
In the United States alone, navigating the labyrinth of healthcare administrative tasks costs up to $265 billion annually, according to a 2023 McKinsey analysis.
—Jacob Miller, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The 100-acre resort has a 45,000-square-foot waterpark with a labyrinth of waterslides.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
Ant nests can be huge underground labyrinths, and raccoons are experts at disguising their nests in trees, which are just a couple of examples.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
In the United States alone, navigating the labyrinth of healthcare administrative tasks costs up to $265 billion annually, according to a 2023 McKinsey analysis.
—Jacob Miller, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The 100-acre resort has a 45,000-square-foot waterpark with a labyrinth of waterslides.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
Ant nests can be huge underground labyrinths, and raccoons are experts at disguising their nests in trees, which are just a couple of examples.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labyrinth
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Then, wearing a VR headset, the participants used a joystick to navigate through a three-dimensional maze with landmark clues to find a treasure chest at the end.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Apr. 2025
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The road to succeeding in school athletics has always seemed more like a maze than a path.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Labyrinth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labyrinth. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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