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labyrinth

noun

ˈla-bə-ˌrin(t)th

Definition of labyrinth

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 All around, gleaming with an incandescence that seems cut out of the cold blue sky itself, sheer cliffs rise impossibly high, a canopy of skyscrapers reflecting sunlight among themselves, creating a labyrinth that partitions the sun’s rays. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 The massive walled labyrinth was a bustling city within a city. — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 Old school computer gamers will be intimately familiar with the dungeon crawler genre, popularized by games like Wizardry and Eye of the Beholder, which involves moving in first-person on a grid, taking on monsters, finding treasure and delving deeper into a labyrinth. — Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026 Under the streets of Paris, a 75-mile labyrinth of pipes is at work trying to keep the parts of the city cool. — Francois De Beaupuy, Fortune, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for labyrinth

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maze

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There will also be mazes inspired by Sinners, Stranger Things, Evil Dead Burn, Hellraiser, and the legacy of Ozzy Osbourne.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
In corporate contexts, deals fall apart when payments get stuck in regulatory mazes or take too long to convert into foreign currency.

— Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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