Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for Delphic
Adjective
  • In fact, she was designed to be ethnically ambiguous for that reason, suggested Carlos Cortés, professor emeritus in history at UC Riverside, who consulted the creative team.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
  • Emojis in texts: More than just fun, a tool for connection While emojis can sometimes be ambiguous or misunderstood, especially in sarcastic or complex conversations, their overall impact is positive.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • The Wall Street Journal reported in the evening on July 17 that Trump sent Epstein a lewd, cryptic letter for his 50th birthday.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 19 July 2025
  • In the days leading up to the show, Tyler hinted at a surprise set for July 21 by posting cryptic images on his Instagram, including a Louis Vuitton bag, a mannequin’s head and a trumpet player in a band uniform.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 19 July 2025
Adjective
  • Further projects include psychological thriller The Olive Press, set in the mystic world of the Druze community in Mount Lebanon, from writer and director Samah El Kadi, and co-written by Nadim Chammas.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 May 2025
  • In an era when nearly everything feels politicized and uncertain, these mystic tools offer something precious: a means of reconnecting with ourselves.
    Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Outraged, Gauguin located an obscure French law that proved only children within a four-kilometre radius of a school were bound to attend.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
  • Chartreuse Made by actual French monks based on a nearly 300-year-old secret recipe, this high-proof, kelly green spirit is a bit of an obscure flex.
    Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • The same narrative was recycled, almost ritualistically, whenever the enigmatic artist took the stage.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • Her voice soon catches the attention of the admired and enigmatic choirmaster Machá (Juraj Loj).
    Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • Michigan is home to six dark sky state parks, three international dark sky parks and an international dark sky sanctuary.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
  • Hot showers may make melasma patches darker and more noticeable.12 Dizziness: A hot shower dilates (opens) your blood vessels, causing changes in blood pressure and increasing the amount of blood your heart pumps.
    Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • Scientists will use this data to study dark matter and dark energy, which make up most of the universe but remain mysterious.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
  • Modern courtship is already a nightmare, but director Christopher Landon (of Happy Death Day) ups the stakes when a woman (Meghann Fahy) receives a series of mysterious and threatening AirDrops during her date.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 12 July 2025
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“Delphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Delphic. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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