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Recent Examples of caliginous The night is misty and cold—caliginous. Jason Kehe, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caliginous
Adjective
  • Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Kennedy sought the advice of doctors after dealing with severe memory loss and brain fog, reportedly leading to a scan of his brain that showed a dark spot in the imagery.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Instantly, her apartment faded away, to be replaced by a dark void.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But legal experts say the wording was murky, making judicial interpretation a moving target.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The announcement was greeted with jubilation and some caution, with many of the fine-print details still murky.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Caliginous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caliginous. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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