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Recent Examples of obliquity The angle this line makes to the ecliptic plane, which is the plane of the solar system in which all the planets orbit, is the obliquity. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2025 So how do obliquity variations affect the seasons on a planet? Gongjie Li, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024 Earth’s tilt, which is scientifically known as obliquity, is known to vary between 22.1 and 24.5 degrees on a cycle that lasts about 41,000 years. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2023 This might suggest that a truer study of the psyche and its place in the world could be conducted via indirection or obliquity. Matthew Bevis, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obliquity
Noun
  • In a better world, novels of this level of sophistication, beauty, erudition, ambiguity, and play would come along more frequently and dominate the literary discourse.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Any unexplained death leaves room for competing narratives, but Scott’s death involved a particularly vexing set of ambiguities.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That intrigue and mysteriousness still rest in the canyon walls today.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Obliquity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliquity. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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