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Recent Examples of abstruse However, at the OXY ARTS gallery in Los Angeles, that abstruse portrait of Sagittarius A* looks a little different. Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025 Tunnelling, meanwhile, is an abstruse turn on a classic skill exemplified by the finest Dodger pitcher of them all, Sandy Koufax. Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024 At the heart of the progress has been von Neumann’s abstruse research. Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024 Unimaginative critics misunderstood how 300 abstracted the West’s war impulse, but now Snyder offers facile, abstruse justifications for his characters’ erotic and violent impulses. Armond White, National Review, 9 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for abstruse
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Adjective
  • Of course, Yamagata is a long way to go just to peep some jellyfish, so combine a visit with the misty temples of nearby Dewa Sanzan, three mountains sacred to the ascetics of the esoteric Shugendo religion.
    Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
  • They: • Invest not just in systems, but in states • Optimize not just for growth, but for resonance • Scale not from stress, but from coherence This isn’t esoteric.
    Carrie Anne Yu, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • There’s a huge sense of deep and profound peace and renewal.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
  • The ripple effect in the state economy could be profound, Anthony said.
    Scott Cohn, CNBC, 27 June 2025

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“Abstruse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstruse. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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