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Recent Examples of obfuscatory
High tide has an obfuscatory effect.
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Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obfuscatory
Adjective
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Workers who love incomprehensible, corporate-speak language tend to be bad at decision-making.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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The incomprehensible war with Iran was the last straw.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Inside, there was a puzzling, almost magical blue powder that glowed in the dark.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
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Here are seven of the most puzzling plane disappearances in history.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This year, the administration’s budget proposal doesn’t include a hard deadline for phasing out SLS and Orion, just the vaguer request to look for commercial alternatives.—
Sana Pashankar,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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There’s just sort of vague purple-ish themes throughout the special.—
Deputy Entertainment,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The flyby lasted seven hours, during which the astronauts could enjoy views of the lunar surface previously unseen by human eyes, with about 21% of the moon’s mysterious far side illuminated by the sun from the crew’s perspective.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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This April, readers have plenty of new books to look forward to, including a metafictional exploration of memory, a look at the effects of family vlogging and a mysterious depiction of gentrification in Brooklyn.—
Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Research suggests this sudden, inexplicable illness affects women more often than men.—
Lindsay Dodgson,
SELF,
2 Apr. 2026
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Adapted from Algernon Blackwood’s supernatural novella, The Man Whom the Trees Loved is a ghostly tale of the inexplicable horrors of nature.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Diving into our nearly indecipherable monthly utility bills, most customers will find their electric delivery charges exceed their electric generation charges.—
Craig D. Rose,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Steven Soderbergh’s art-forgery movie looks cool, as does Digger, the indecipherable Tom Cruise–Alejandro Iñárritu thing.—
Josh Tyrangiel,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But his role within the company long felt awkward because key division managers, including the heads of CBS, the Paramount movie studio and the company’s streaming businesses, reported to Ellison, which left Shell with a nebulous portfolio.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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If justice means anything any more, a federal judge will easily swipe through Hegseth’s nebulous legal fantasies, and preserve the possibility that someday, the Endangered Species Act might actually help save endangered species in the Gulf.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That 300-work show built on Walter Hopps’s legendary exhibition for the Pasadena Art Museum—held in 1963, at a time when Duchamp was still relatively obscure—and solidified the artist’s place in the canon.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Piecing together information on Kia and the circumstance of his obscure death is difficult, but two weeks ago his mother said in a short clip that he was killed in an attack.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Obfuscatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obfuscatory. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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