as in mazes
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 labyrinths
Separated by labyrinths of creeks and smaller cays, each one represents a stepping stone away from civilization, Parrish told me.
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Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Pet sharks and underground labyrinths, unwelcome doppelgängers and vegetable-hungry monster-rabbits, rogue planets heading for Earth and diabolical Red Wizards—what do all these share in common?
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Her books, with their Borgesian labyrinths and witchy symmetries, sometimes flirt with nonsense.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for labyrinths
mazes
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Its floors are mazes of narrow corridors packed with African clothing stalls, salons, barbers, jewelry stores and halal eateries.—
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More than two million Christmas lights, mazes and photo opportunities with Santa.—
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“Labyrinths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labyrinths. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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