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Recent Examples of arcane The arcane disputes on constitutionality, quorum, discharge petitions, procedural rules, and hardball tactics from leadership appeared to — understandably — be extremely low on the president’s priority list. Emily Brooks, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025 What matters to progressive government is getting things done, not the arcane legal roadblocks set up by long-dead English colonists. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025 On the positive side of the ledger, European policymakers are moving at a relatively fast pace, which is quite impressive given the typically slow churning of Europe’s arcane bureaucracy. Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025 Well, the back-office operations, a lot of the more arcane things are very labor-intensive. Destinee Adams, NPR, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for arcane
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arcane
Adjective
  • Advocating for biological men in women’s locker rooms, while rooted in inclusivity, often feels esoteric to the typical voter.
    Nafees Alam, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Fertility data used to be a fairly esoteric concern.
    Noel King, Vox, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • When an old acquaintance is murdered, leaving behind a cryptic message to ‘find the accountant,’ Wolff is compelled to solve the case.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Despite the cryptic message, many fans figured out where to find the singer and showed up in droves, forcing Lorde to initially cancel her appearance.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Some people are already well aware of Norse Atlantic, despite the company’s somewhat mysterious profile.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • She's just been visited by a mysterious mate named Donnie, who claims to be a friend of Harry's.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Erasing traditional industry hierarchies represents the most profound difference between the British and Swiss approach.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Benefits of minimalism As highlighted in Nicodemus and Millburn's podcast and documentary, the benefits of minimalism can be profound.
    Ana Morales, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But the scene itself could be read as a little ambiguous, too: is Sammie trying to pierce the veil again, playing a song that could both foster community but also bring back the vampires?
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • As the days turned into weeks, the reality of her situation remained ambiguous.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Those attributed to Jesus—described in language nearly identical to accounts of the Greek mystic and holy man Apollonius of Tyana, say—are neither more nor less convincing than others.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Founded on the ethos of art as a form of mystic healing, the label reimagines the family heirloom—and invites its patrons to examine their relationship with objects.
    Nia Shumake, Essence, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • That included obscure cold opens and immersive world-building.
    Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • But his recitation of Black Americans’ names also revealed that they were heavily weighted toward athletes and performers like Jackie Robinson and Aretha Franklin (on a list that includes relatively obscure conservative white thinkers such as Whittaker Chambers and Clare Boothe Luce).
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • For example, Cindy Bi, has developed a reputation for her uncanny ability to spot unicorns early, backing 14 billion dollar companies, 12 of them from seed stage.
    Dasha Shunina, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Green Day has the uncanny ability to make every song sound like a hit, regardless of its initial impact.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Apr. 2025

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“Arcane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arcane. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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