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Recent Examples of nonobvious
In fact, adopting AI, especially with something as central to success as pricing, makes figuring out how to fit the old with the new both critically important and nonobvious.
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Mike Ryan, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
This comes to resemble a branding exercise—perhaps a necessary one to sell a book these days—but the advice is good, and some of it nonobvious.
—Matthew Hutson, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2021
And to also keep nonobvious stuff on hand — like teddy bears for the kids, a rubber bone for the dog and $50 in cash, all in $1 bills.
—Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 11 June 2019
Mike Ryan, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
This comes to resemble a branding exercise—perhaps a necessary one to sell a book these days—but the advice is good, and some of it nonobvious.
—Matthew Hutson, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2021
And to also keep nonobvious stuff on hand — like teddy bears for the kids, a rubber bone for the dog and $50 in cash, all in $1 bills.
—Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 11 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonobvious
Adjective
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Obliterated it, which is not an ambiguous term.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Samuel Dic Sum Lai, a PhD candidate at the University of London, has dedicated his studies to chronicling the ambiguous history and culture of these restaurants.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Things are shaken up when a mysterious figure (Lee Pace) arrives in the sisters' quaint New England town with a new quest for them.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Adding to her woes, her Moroccan Jewish grandmother has just passed away, leaving her with only a family ring with mysterious powers.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The motive for the attack remains unclear.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The cause and nature of the man's death remain unclear as the investigation began on Sunday.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The quartet refused to give interviews and press releases were obscure and offered little information.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
15 Apr. 2026
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Others, like Harvilicz, are more obscure but still wield consequential powers.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Three gigantic abstract paintings lean against the counter, each an indistinct blob of color.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
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Flashing by, indistinct, until something re-markable or strange grinds the journey to a halt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The majesty of the natural world and the incomprehensible vastness of space are almost infinitely rearrangeable variables for documentarians.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
13 Apr. 2026
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Arthur is a creepy dude, a generic-looking cellphone store employee with an incomprehensible plan.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Simultaneously, the solo careers of fellow Pornographers Neko Case and Dan Bejar had begun to take flight—Case as maybe the greatest country torch singer of her generation, and Bejar in his cryptic Leonard Cohen-adjacent auteur mode as Destroyer.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2026
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There’s a mysterious new leader of EON (ExtraOrdinary Observation and Neutralization), according to a cryptic summary.—
Entertainment Weekly,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Charlie's Angels centered on three private investigators who, under orders from their enigmatic but never visible boss, Charlie Townsend, solved cases together using their wits and style.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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An investigation by The New York Times used biographical details and writing style comparisons to make the case that Adam Back was the cryptocurrency’s enigmatic founder.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
9 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Nonobvious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonobvious. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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