variants
or obscurantic
as in shadowy
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Adjective
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In Fez, shadowy narrow alleys twist through the medina—past mosaic-tiled courtyards and the pungent scent of leather dyeing vats.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025 -
Boosters and donors also act as powerful, sometimes shadowy players.—
Jim Martin,
Denver Post,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And somehow that memory — faint and indistinct — might surpass anything Tim Burton might have been able to craft.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
14 July 2025
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But even that latter monster showed only a shimmering red blob of a planet with shifting, indistinct imagery.—
Rod Pyle,
Space.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Those hopes were foggy and felt impossible to attain.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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But for most organizations, that mirror has remained foggy.—
Richard Lebovitz,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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That memory was hazy, half-lost–until a family photo album resurfaced decades later.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The near-surface smoke could dissipate by then, while the sky might still be hazy.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, ancient castles rise from misty riverbanks—like Trim and Kilkenny—as woolly sheep graze across emerald pastures.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Alishan Forest Railway is one of the most unique ways to see Taiwan, and offers a scenic, nostalgic ride through misty mountains.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There have been studies done that show some randomness to red-zone success — or that year-to-year correlation is pretty faint.—
Sam McDowell
August 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Aug. 2025
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Monday's haze, while less dramatic, still obscured visibility and left a faint scent of smoke lingering in the air.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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WarGames and The Matrix, each in its own quite different way, follow the classic dictum that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.—
Jeremy Dauber,
HollywoodReporter,
31 July 2025
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Despite being a protective measure, the experience is often indistinguishable from punitive isolation.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Officials recommend that volunteers wear closed-toe shoes and clothes that can get muddy, the release said.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Two days before Francisco Rodriguez of Kansas City, Kansas, died on the job, a contractor in charge of marking sewer and water lines expressed concern about muddy conditions making the construction site a potential hazard.—
Matthew Kelly
July 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 July 2025
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“Obscurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscurant. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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