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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for labyrinthian
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These historic residences, built between 1923 and 1938, retain many original architectural details, such as intricate plasterwork, decorative murals, and grand rooms that reflect the elegance of a past era.Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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There is a special challenge to bringing these patterns to life on a watch dial, which is a preposterously small canvas for such intricate designs.Carol Besler, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
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To make matters more complicated, the only way to bring in dump trucks and other machines that might be needed for a cleanup is by driving through Caltrans land.Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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But it’s not yet known whether there’s a limit to how varied and complicated these patterns can get.Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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Sizable costs levied on businesses, costs that needlessly harm and complicate exchange for customers and businesses alike.John Tamny, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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May dilute ownership and complicate decision-making.Geri Stengel, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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The relationship between cannabis use and other substance use behaviors is complex and multifaceted.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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But with practice, these simple actions evolved into more complex behaviors, such as steering the car toward a specific destination.Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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But speaking of Fraser’s tenure, Mayo sounded unusually sanguine about her progress in simplifying Citi’s notoriously labyrinthine corporate structure.Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 July 2024
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Scutt has reimagined the 1,250-seat August Wilson Theatre as an intimate club—warrens of labyrinthine new corridors and passageways, three new bars, and an auditorium reinvented as a theater-in-the-round.Adrienne Miller, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
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Beyond basic chatbot capabilities, companies are racing to develop more sophisticated AI tools.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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One is the dusty mine where the Guggenheim family made their fortune, prior to founding the sophisticated Guggenheim Museum in New York City.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Labyrinthian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labyrinthian. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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