as in complicated
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
spent his first year at the Pentagon just trying to fathom its byzantine workings
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Recent Examples of byzantine
The garment took two of the atelier’s seamstresses more than 600 hours — or 25 days — to stitch by hand and is embellished with Swarovski crystals, golden embroidery featuring Byzantine crosses and Versace’s signature draping inspired by Ancient Greek peplum dresses.
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Lisa Klaassen and Serene Nourrisson, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Dalla Ragione: Especially from the beginning of 1400 to the middle of 1500, because before, the art was like a Byzantine art, not really close to the nature.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Pricing structures are often Byzantine and difficult to understand.
—Vadim Vladimirskiy, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Diana’s books get deliciously Byzantine as the series continues.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
The researchers think the site was continuously occupied from the early Roman period (around the first century C.E.) until the end of the Byzantine period (in the late sixth century C.E.).
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
There’s food, music and an artisan marketplace and a chance to see this stunning Greek Orthodox church and its Byzantine architecture.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
Not this tiny Isis, or Byzantine slave bracelet, or
blue-green shard of Roman glass.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
The findings indicate a succession of settlement starting from the early Roman period and through until the end of the Byzantine period.
—Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Lisa Klaassen and Serene Nourrisson, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Dalla Ragione: Especially from the beginning of 1400 to the middle of 1500, because before, the art was like a Byzantine art, not really close to the nature.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Pricing structures are often Byzantine and difficult to understand.
—Vadim Vladimirskiy, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Diana’s books get deliciously Byzantine as the series continues.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
The researchers think the site was continuously occupied from the early Roman period (around the first century C.E.) until the end of the Byzantine period (in the late sixth century C.E.).
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
There’s food, music and an artisan marketplace and a chance to see this stunning Greek Orthodox church and its Byzantine architecture.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
Not this tiny Isis, or Byzantine slave bracelet, or
blue-green shard of Roman glass.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
The findings indicate a succession of settlement starting from the early Roman period and through until the end of the Byzantine period.
—Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for byzantine
Adjective
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What is not complicated or open to conjecture is that Miami’s defense would be better with Garrett than without him.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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Its history over the decades since, however, has been more complicated.—
Jamie Kalven,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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Free Dance: Always a crowd favorite, the ice dancers will bring elegance, passion, and intricate choreography to the ice.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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On the west, there’s an intricate network of salt marshes and creeks.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Strong winds sweeping through L.A. continue to spread the wildfires as well as complicate containment, with the biggest blaze — the Palisades fire — only 11 percent contained, fire officials estimated.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
12 Jan. 2025
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Bananas have high sugar which can lead to or further complicate diabetes in your cat.—
Olivia Munson,
USA TODAY,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Those products include a Colour Correcting Serum, which comes in six shades and refines pores with rosebay willowherb extract, as well as a Kazanlak rose complex that focuses on texture and firmness.—
James Manso,
WWD,
3 Feb. 2025
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But problems arise when Bob starts to feel desires of his own—a turn that both accelerates the novel’s sharp plot and enriches its examination of the complex relationship between longing and identity.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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These plates are great for setting the tone for a sophisticated gathering.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
23 Jan. 2025
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As exclusion laws intensified during the late nineteenth century, Chinese migrants adopted increasingly sophisticated strategies to circumvent them.—
Jane Hu,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2025
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