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as in profound
difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand
metaphysics is such an esoteric subject that most people are content to leave it to the philosophers
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as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
must have had some esoteric motive for leaving his art collection to a museum halfway around the globe
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Recent Examples of esoteric
The basic logic of the drink is, as mentioned, Negroni-like, but more esoteric on a number of fronts.
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
While crypto trading has a steep learning curve, anyone with a wallet can start trading predictions without any esoteric expertise.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, tenure, even in the best schools, gets rewarded to professors who write articles filled with complex math or esoteric theories in sociology and psychology.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
While the syntax of esoteric languages may be hard to understand, the actual programming stack is often wonderfully simple.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Sep. 2025
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
While crypto trading has a steep learning curve, anyone with a wallet can start trading predictions without any esoteric expertise.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, tenure, even in the best schools, gets rewarded to professors who write articles filled with complex math or esoteric theories in sociology and psychology.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
While the syntax of esoteric languages may be hard to understand, the actual programming stack is often wonderfully simple.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for esoteric
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Researchers believe the impact would have had a profound effect on the surrounding environment, reshaping landscapes and potentially influencing local ecosystems.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Set in the early 20th-century Pacific Northwest, the film stars Joel Edgerton as Robert Grainier, a solitary railroad worker navigating profound personal loss as the American frontier expands around him.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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All calls are toll-free and confidential.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Your child can handle the responsibility of keeping personal information confidential.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
30 Oct. 2025
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The study, published on the open-access scholarly article archive, arxiv, has not yet been peer-reviewed.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Check back on the second Monday of every month for a new puzzle built on clues connected to scholarly articles available via JSTOR.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Oct. 2025
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By Fortune’s estimates, drawn from industry data, the value of all direct deals, using the broad definition of single investments in private companies, will explode to something like $200 billion this year, multiple the number several years ago.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Razer went public in 2017, listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange, before going private again in 2022.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
1 Nov. 2025
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King Charles threw a secret party at Windsor Castle to celebrate a royal family member.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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None of them have officially tested warheads since the 1990s, but the relevant treaties have largely lapsed, and Russia is believed to have carried out secret tests.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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But after Sutherland’s death, Crown was told that Sutherland’s estate had undisclosed issues with the book, according to the complaint.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
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Andrew denied these allegations and settled out of court for an undisclosed sum in 2022 without admitting liability.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Esoteric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esoteric. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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