obfuscated 1 of 2

past tense of obfuscate

obfuscated

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of obfuscated
Verb
Crucially, there are real-world exploits like University of California, San Diego’s (UCSD) Imprompter, which had nearly an 80% success rate in extracting personal data via obfuscated prompts. Camellia Chan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Once decoded, the script causes the browser to download a chain of additional obfuscated JavaScript. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obfuscated
Verb
  • While some players confused her lyrics for other pop powerhouses', others showed off their Swiftie sides and extensive knowledge of her discography.
    Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Three stops into The Boy Is Mine Tour this week, fans of Brandy Norwood and Monica were left confused by the abrupt end to Saturday’s concert.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • One of the bigger headlines going into Saturday has been the ambiguous departure of Auburn captain and running back Damari Alston.
    Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
  • How this will work in practice is also ambiguous, as well as who will keep the peace.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Animated characters like Tony the Tiger, Count Chocula and Fred Flintstone blurred the line between ads and morning cartoons.
    Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Moments later, the camera zooms toward a window nearly opaque with rainwater, the outside world blurred by the downpour.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Strange statues and cryptic riddles in Italian or Latin appear around every corner, making each visit feel like a discovery that the whole family can enjoy.
    Fulvio De Bonis, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Danity Kane has revealed dates for a collection of reunion performances with cryptic messaging.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For context, the woman, who identifies herself as a 26-year-old with three siblings, explained that the family dynamic has always been complicated.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Amezcua, the mayor, said the raids have complicated local policing and rendered parents afraid to pick up their children from school.
    J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And yet, as the 2008 financial crisis showed, trouble on Main Street can start in obscure corners of Wall Street.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Sasagawa searched YouTube for old and obscure emo bands, and came across a 2012 upload of Everyone Asked About You’s vinyl album.
    David Hill, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Gehman, then a graduate student earning a doctorate in disease ecology, had heard about a mysterious illness sweeping through the Pacific coast’s iconic invertebrates.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Since its discovery in 2009, scientists have made little headway in understanding the mysterious origins of these excess gamma rays.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The future of Rutgers and TurnkeyZRG’s working relationship remains unclear, but the master services agreement remains in effect.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • There’s so much armor in being unclear.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Obfuscated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obfuscated. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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