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or obscurantic
as in shadowy
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Adjective
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That’s both difficult and oddly simple for Court, whose shadowy existence is so undercover that many doubt the Gray Man exists.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026 -
But the textures also start to get too uniformly shadowy, the beats too stiff.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Her voice is intimate and resonant, whether cut up into indistinct background flurries or pushed to the front of the mix.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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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
Adjective
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In Jeju that meant foggy mornings running through canola flower fields and past squids drying on a line.—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Feb. 2026
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Groggy, foggy-headed, dragging through the afternoon?—
Hunter Boyce,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But Moltbook illustrates how hazy that vision really is.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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The couple meets again a purposefully fuzzy period of time later, disagreeing on the hazy details.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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His process combines acrylic sprays, clouded gradients, and thick, deliberate brushstrokes to achieve depth, contrast and luminosity.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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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
Adjective
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With an itinerary that can swing from luaus to local restaurants and misty uplands to deep-sea diving, Hawaii demands a packing list as versatile as the islands themselves.—
Natalie Hammond,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Rich espresso brown, a nail shade that’s been consistently trending since fall, anchors blues in every hue, from misty cornflower to vibrant teal and turquoise.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Hearing the faint sirens of the white police officers who have been monitoring the area for no real reason, Kid attempts to blend into the party by grabbing the mic of the bored DJ—played by Parliament-Funkadelic’s George Clinton—to freestyle.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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But Charli ends the album with a sense of faint dawn creeping in against the gloom.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Through a rigorous multibarrier treatment process, the system produces drinking water that meets or exceeds all state and federal standards and is indistinguishable in quality from Aurora’s traditional mountain water supplies.—
Mike Coffman,
Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Generic Large Nylon Tote Bag The first bag on this list is nearly indistinguishable from the iconic Le Pliage, from the gold hardware, to the canvas fabric, down to the contrast stitching on the handles.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Obscurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscurant. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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