as in obscure
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impossible to see, hear, or know clearly
Hidden under vines and moss, the crumbling wall was almost indiscernible. a change made for indiscernible reasons
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Recent Examples of indiscernible
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Although the difference is indiscernible to the naked eye, various brewing methods require different grind sizes.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
Tim Lammers Also, every season of The White Lotus kicks off with the death of one of the guests or staffers of the resort, but the identity of the victim is indiscernible to the viewing audience.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The video features multiple shots of the mother-son duo, during which Spears speaks in an indiscernible accent.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 26 Dec. 2024
Mentions of cica, peptides, niacinamide, salicylic acid, and ceramides make many of their ingredient lists nearly indiscernible from each other.
—Devon Abelman, Allure, 2 Oct. 2024
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
Tim Lammers Also, every season of The White Lotus kicks off with the death of one of the guests or staffers of the resort, but the identity of the victim is indiscernible to the viewing audience.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The video features multiple shots of the mother-son duo, during which Spears speaks in an indiscernible accent.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 26 Dec. 2024
Mentions of cica, peptides, niacinamide, salicylic acid, and ceramides make many of their ingredient lists nearly indiscernible from each other.
—Devon Abelman, Allure, 2 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for indiscernible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscernible
Adjective
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Their final products include paintings, sketches, audio recordings, sculptures and videos of some of the Louvre’s most iconic artworks, as well as some of its more obscure.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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Answers vary from obvious to obscure, some citing culture or clutch performances, while others cling to cliches that this club is turning into truths.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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All do so, apart from the titular madman, who has a mysterious reason to stay behind.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
20 June 2025
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The story in the graphic novel picks up 10 years after the events of the eponymous 1980 movie, as Joliet Jake disappears from prison under mysterious circumstances.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) don't just manage disease outbreaks or approve new treatments—they're the invisible safety net beneath our health system.—
Kristen Waggoner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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One generation’s gift to the next—a modern iteration of an ancient sky ritual held in the darkest hours—to sustain communion with the oldest cosmic light, rendering the invisible visible for everyone to see.—
Michael Jones McKean,
The Atlantic,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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By reinforcing reliability as a core brand promise rather than a reactive customer service measure, the AT&T Guarantee is a strategic shift in a sector long plagued by fine print, opaque pricing and churn driven by dissatisfaction.—
Seth Matlins,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Burgess and Shelby’s View Forecasting Trump’s decisions is always a fool’s errand, and his public statements on Wednesday only underscored his opaque approach.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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In a brittle, anxious, nonlinear, incomprehensible (BANI) world where change is the only constant, the leadership traits that once earned respect—tenacity, decisiveness and stoicism—are no longer enough.—
Arthi Rabikrisson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Each episode represents an hour in the staff’s frenetic, 15-hour day that culminates with a mass casualty shooting and an incomprehensible case of the measles involving an unvaccinated child.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Littered with animation errors, such as the inexplicable change in the number of branches on Charlie Brown’s little Christmas tree, this handmade classic became an instant hit, winning a Peabody and an Emmy the following year.—
Chris Carra,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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The show observes a chilly island community that experiences inexplicable miracles upon the arrival of their mysterious yet charismatic new priest (Hamish Linklater).—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Something similar could be said for the grainy, indistinct black-and-white photos of tortured and murdered prisoners, the shaky footage of work camps.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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The show’s focus puller also does the Lord’s work in the last shot of the beat, just after Deborah’s face turns and looks toward the camera, flashing red for one desperate second before going fuzzy and indistinct, like a drunken exhale.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Brooks said Act 372 was vague and imposed problems on librarians and bookstore owners trying to avoid prosecution.—
Brett Barrouquere,
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2025
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All of these legal tests, however, are quite vague.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
27 June 2025
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