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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Unlike today’s West Village mansions, the 20-foot-wide house is still divided into a labyrinth of smaller rooms — with two bedrooms per floor on the top two stories and on the garden level.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 25 Nov. 2024
Practically every type of metal and e-waste is recycled somewhere in this labyrinth.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
In Greek mythology, the Minotaur — with the head of a bull and body of a man — was imprisoned at the center of a labyrinth in Crete and ate anyone who couldn’t find their way out.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Take a moment to walk around the labyrinth, splash around the fountain (open seasonally), or bring a blanket and a book and soak up the riverfront views.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2024
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 25 Nov. 2024
Practically every type of metal and e-waste is recycled somewhere in this labyrinth.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
In Greek mythology, the Minotaur — with the head of a bull and body of a man — was imprisoned at the center of a labyrinth in Crete and ate anyone who couldn’t find their way out.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Take a moment to walk around the labyrinth, splash around the fountain (open seasonally), or bring a blanket and a book and soak up the riverfront views.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Labyrinth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labyrinth. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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