obnubilated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obnubilated
Adjective
  • The Trump administration tabled a draft peace accord, but the terms — including U.S. recognition of Crimea as Russian territory, a freeze of the front lines and undefined security guarantees for Ukraine — have managed to do nothing but upset everyone.
    Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Here’s a look at the progression between the two: Upon inspection, the bare branches of the trees look fuzzy and pixelated, while the steps in the snow appear undefined.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The aim, in both cases, is the same: to make thought and emotion indistinguishable.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 14 May 2025
  • But there comes a point when presence itself becomes an endorsement, when working within the system becomes indistinguishable from working for it.
    Alondra Nelson, Time, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • From the foggy castles of ancient England to the rain drenched alleys of contemporary Paris, his craft makes readers lose the sense of time and space.
    Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 9 May 2025
  • There are sometimes only images: foggy white drizzle, melted rainbows in a gasoline puddle, pink foam insulation bursting between slats of splintered wood.
    Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 3 May 2025
Adjective
  • This Week: May 19-25, 2025 As the moon continues to wane from being full last week, the night skies darken enough to find faint stars and constellations.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • It’s filled with no-nonsense retinol and has a faint medicinal smell.
    Mary Honkus, Glamour, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • The Oldest House is the FBC’s headquarters, and serves as the central location of 2019’s Control — although the shadowy org also plays a smaller tangential role in the Alan Wake series.
    Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
  • Things look bleak — until a shadowy character with a white beard comes to break him out of the jailhouse, killing whoever gets in the way.
    Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Tonight, expect cloudy skies with a low around 55. ALTERNATE-SIDE PARKING In effect until Memorial Day.
    James Barron, New York Times, 20 May 2025
  • Hundreds gathered Sunday morning under cloudy late spring skies to take part in the 68-year tradition of paddling the Des Plaines River.
    Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • This portrait of a chef who moved from Japan in the 1970s delivers a generous helping of warm and fuzzy feels, as its subject faces challenges with determination and celebrates the daily joy of creating beautiful bites.
    Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • At times, Kennedy seemed fuzzy on the specifics of what actually was cut as lawmakers asked him about details like delays in payments to community groups and problems with clinical trials.
    Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • The Warriors’ playoff hopes look dim after losing Game 4 of their second-round series with the Timberwolves amid a third-quarter avalanche that included a scoreless spell of nearly five minutes.
    Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
  • Brown, the energy developer who’s been awaiting Bonneville’s solar approval since 2020, said the future of the Northwest’s energy dreams looks dim.
    Tony Schick, ProPublica, 12 May 2025
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“Obnubilated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obnubilated. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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