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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
While the syntax of esoteric languages may be hard to understand, the actual programming stack is often wonderfully simple.
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Sep. 2025
More importantly, the film shows how extreme ideologies create strange bedfellows, which Baranov uses to his advantage, funding underground biker militias and esoteric religious headbangers alike as ballast to prop up Putin’s hardline rule.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025
Chicago has long helped to keep alive tiny fields and esoteric areas of humanistic study, particularly in the languages.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
Or even just to have something to say, in the vein of the visceral screeds of Glassjaw, the macabre monologues of Drowningman, or the esoteric wordplay of At the Drive-In.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Sep. 2025
More importantly, the film shows how extreme ideologies create strange bedfellows, which Baranov uses to his advantage, funding underground biker militias and esoteric religious headbangers alike as ballast to prop up Putin’s hardline rule.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025
Chicago has long helped to keep alive tiny fields and esoteric areas of humanistic study, particularly in the languages.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
Or even just to have something to say, in the vein of the visceral screeds of Glassjaw, the macabre monologues of Drowningman, or the esoteric wordplay of At the Drive-In.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for esoteric
Adjective
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But, unsurprisingly, his favorite aspect of the place is its profound quietness.—
Rosecrans Baldwin,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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Our parents’ generation could count on stability, security, predictability — and profound corporate loyalty that cut both ways.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Fill out the confidential form below, and a reporter may reach out to you.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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All calls are toll-free and confidential.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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At a private event at the Indiana Statehouse on October 14, Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, told state lawmakers and law enforcement officials the administration had carried out nearly 550,000 removals since the Republicans returned to office.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Your next best bet for getting a private Northern Lights show is heading to Maine.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The film contends there has been an 80-year cover-up of the existence of non-human intelligent life and a secret war among major nations to reverse engineer UFO technology.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Knott’s Berry Farm maze designer Gus Krueger revealed the secret special effects the interactive lantern triggers during a video posted to Instagram.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Instead, it was distilled at an undisclosed partner in Kentucky (the first time Angel’s Envy turned to its home state for rye).—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
12 Oct. 2025
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Girls Opportunity Alliance funds an undisclosed amount and then uses its wide reach to help organizations raise the rest on GoFundMe pages.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Esoteric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esoteric. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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