rabbit warren

Definition of rabbit warrennext
as in labyrinth
a confusing and complicated arrangement of passages the organization's headquarters is a rabbit warren of small, cramped offices

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Recent Examples of rabbit warren Capable of deploying from the hard-to-monitor rabbit warrens of industrial Tijuana, a basic FPV drone traveling at the leisurely speed of 80 miles an hour gives Navy Base San Diego less than 10 minutes to detect the intrusion and respond. — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 8 June 2026 On the other hand, what Edwards frames as an absurdist never-ending rabbit warren is recontextualized by Tony Gilroy’s series as a font of potential. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 May 2025 What all this gives us is something of an AI maelstrom as complex as a rabbit warren. — Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024 Like a rabbit warren, Toni thought, six small rooms, wide wooden floorboards, a tub on avian feet, porcelain sinks and clanking radiators. — Sarah Braunstein, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
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Noun
  • In postwar Spain, a young girl discovers a mysterious labyrinth and a magical world while living under the rule of her brutal stepfather.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Outdoors, we were greeted by sculptures from Joan Miró’s labyrinth to Alberto Giacometti’s courtyard.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Picking either of these teams to win feels like picking a blind man to walk through a maze, but give me the Cowboys to get back on the right track.
    — Mac Engel October 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Hoàn Kiếm Lake, the Hanoi Opera House, and the Vietnam National Museum of History are all nearby, while the maze of the Old Quarter begins just beyond the lake.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Rabbit warren.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit%20warren. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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