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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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That principle has crumbled so far in the face of Wembanyama’s combination of incomprehensible on-court abilities, youthful enthusiasm and cosmopolitan-unto-eccentric savoir faire.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The comparison, though not quite apples-to-apples, demonstrates the almost incomprehensible scale of the World Cup.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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However, another round of lawsuits was somewhat puzzling.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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But for Democrats, the aversion may seem more puzzling.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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If the team rewards instant replies, unclear meetings, vague ownership, and constant pings, the system will pull everyone back into tempo.—
Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Authorities say Boelter, an out-of-work evangelical with conservative views and vague grievances over COVID-19 vaccines, left survivors with life-altering injuries and triggered Minnesota’s largest manhunt before his capture.—
Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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The novel is built around an encounter between the mysterious title character and a music hall aficionado in London in 1938, the year before World War II.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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In actuality, its premise falls closer to Apple’s Palm Royale or the 2010s ABC drama Revenge, following a mysterious outsider trying to gain a foothold among the elite.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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But the files reveal new details about some recent sightings, along with the government's efforts to explain what many find inexplicable.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Fox, who attempted an inexplicable layup rather than dribbling out the clock, and blocked the shot.—
Kyle Wagner,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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In the calls obtained by PEOPLE on Thursday, the 20 year old can be heard switching into a fast-paced, virtually indecipherable code language while speaking with her mother, Natalie.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
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The final submission—a six-line poem from Akil—was cryptic, nearly indecipherable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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As campers, time was a nebulous thing organized only vaguely by Color War and campfires and morning reveille.—
Sophia Solano,
Washington Post,
13 June 2026
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Which brings us to the Sky, losers of eight of 12 games, and the mistake of nebulous intent.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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The interlocking puzzle of the iPhone, GPS and Google Maps was a moment when multiple strands of technological development, some of them obscure and many with deep links to the US military, converged into a single life-changing package.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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What has changed in recent years, however, is that prediction markets are no longer an obscure pastime enjoyed by political junkies.—
Matt Motta,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
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“Obfuscatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obfuscatory. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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