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or obscurantic
as in shadowy
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Adjective
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While out on the boat, the fishermen spotted a shadowy sea creature off one end of the boat and recognized it as a whale shark, officials said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025 -
Fanning’s glam featured some edgy glamour elements as well, including shadowy eyes and a faint red lip by makeup artist Wendy Rowe.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The old woman is speaking, but her voice is far away and indistinct.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Their experiences were dismissed as indistinct from men’s, shaped by patriarchal assumptions about heroism.—
Christopher P. Davey,
The Conversation,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Though its only about 3-4 hours north of San Francisco, Mendocino feels a world away — quiet, foggy, and surrounded by rugged natural beauty.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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However, the advisory ended earlier than expected as the foggy conditions improved.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Barebottle won two gold medals for Hella Jalepeño in the chile beer category and Dank Dank Revolution in the juicy or hazy strong pale ale category.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The dramatic liftoff, which was caught on video, sent two huge plumes of exhaust into the hazy sky.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The downstream environment remains clouded by policy uncertainty.—
SJ Guest Editorial,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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This may be a one-off in an area — AI and the need for the US to win — that’s less clouded by the ideology that drives the president.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And don’t forget to take in the surrounding Carpathian Mountain landscape with its misty dense forest and nearby castles and medieval towns that are equally worthy of a visit.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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Amelia Gray Hamlin Amelia Gray Hamlin partnered her black lace get-up with a sinister makeup look involving misty gray shadow.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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From there, look for a curved line of slightly fainter stars that extends up to the upper right.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Fresh spinach is brighter in flavor and color, and has a subtle earthiness and faint sweetness.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Their inhabitants have been forced off their land by a combination of settlers and the Army, which are often indistinguishable from each other.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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Organic and synthetic, indistinguishable.—
Alma Rota,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Obscurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscurant. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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