variants
or obscurantic
as in shadowy
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Adjective
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Dell is finally good at something—but as her behavior becomes riskier and a shadowy troll threatens to expose her dark past, Dell must reckon with what her digital life ignores, and what real redemption means.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Back home, their physically abusive father stalks the shadowy hallways.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The series begins with a murder in tiny Dahlonega, an indistinct town an hour from Atlanta.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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What is Father Jud Duplenticy’s body art, so blurry and indistinct?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
18 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Or maybe you'll be best suited by the moody, rocky shores of Central and Northern Cali, landscapes of twisting cypress trees and foggy-grey skies.—
Alanna Bennett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Lakers legend Kobe Bryant dies in a helicopter crash in foggy conditions in the hills above Calabasas.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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All night, the fog had stubbornly hidden the stars in the dark, impenetrable sky, but now the sliver of light widened little by little into a luminous band, a hazy phosphorescence that slowly spread and took over.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Without a college players’ union to oversee them, sports agents operate in a hazier space when pursuing college athletes as clients.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Some partnerships could deepen and strengthen through honesty and vulnerability, while others become clouded by the fear of change.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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My thoughts are so far clouded.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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To my relief, the Turkish passenger stepped back inside, shook snow from his hair and stared at me through misty glasses, the exhilaration lifting off his damp clothes.—
Monisha Rajesh,
Outside,
9 Dec. 2025
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It’s filled with lightweight insulation that still delivers solid heat, and the weather-resistant design offers both wind protection and a water-repellent finish—perfect for handling light rain or misty mornings.—
Michelle Tchea,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Even during moderate storms, auroras can appear as faint, gray or milky arcs to the naked eye, while appearing vivid in photographs.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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This allows exposures stretching up to 30 minutes, soaking up huge amounts of light to reveal incredibly faint objects in sharp detail.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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While dogs and wolves are genetically almost indistinguishable, the biologist John Bradshaw has studied how vastly different their behavior is.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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These aspirations were indistinguishable from my own, or from my parents’ hopes for me—or from the hopes of ordinary people everywhere.—
Omid Memarian,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Obscurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscurant. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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