as in labyrinth
a confusing and complicated arrangement of passages
got lost in the warren of interconnected side streets
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Members of the public and lobbyists, many of whom were also vocally upset by the new gallery policy, are now sequestered within a warren of stanchions in the Capitol rotunda and wide hallway outside the Senate and House chambers.
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Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 9 Jan. 2024
Advertisement In the dense warren of stalls, the best-looking produce is displayed prominently: ripe bananas, glistening limes and orderly rows of broccoli and asparagus.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
But Meyer utilized that necessity to build tunnels and warrens that only a Bene Gesserit sister could manage.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
Photo: Rob Youngson/FX Jean McConville was a widowed mother of ten living in the high-rise warren of Divis Flats, a massive public housing complex in West Belfast.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 9 Jan. 2024
Advertisement In the dense warren of stalls, the best-looking produce is displayed prominently: ripe bananas, glistening limes and orderly rows of broccoli and asparagus.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
But Meyer utilized that necessity to build tunnels and warrens that only a Bene Gesserit sister could manage.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
Photo: Rob Youngson/FX Jean McConville was a widowed mother of ten living in the high-rise warren of Divis Flats, a massive public housing complex in West Belfast.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Warren.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warren. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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