variants
or obscurantic
as in shadowy
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Adjective
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Even with its less tense game style, the premise of D-topia revolves around a shadowy society run by AI that is working to ensure happiness for the greatest number of people.—
Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
16 June 2026 -
Moscow regularly recruits young men of various nationalities — the Starmer arsonists were Ukrainian-born — as proxies in its shadowy hybrid warfare campaigns, Reuters reported.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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Now, there are some indistinct photos that may have captured a tribe of gravity’s cryptids in their native environment.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Nov. 2025
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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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Locals believed the city’s cool, foggy climate nurtured a unique strain of wild yeast—a theory since debunked.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
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George recalled that the weather was foggy and Dave, who was a pilot for Delta, had expressed concern about the conditions.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Prometheus offers an answer — a hazy one, given the few specifics on offer — of something that’s been hard to see two years into this hype cycle.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
11 June 2026
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Meanwhile, Maze of Dreams by Fine Scents captures the feel of a hazy memory or atmosphere.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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High tide has an obfuscatory effect.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Still, my friends and I, specifically those who were teen-agers or older at the time of 9/11, have been bewildered by the Islamophobia of the moment, which feels especially vintage and plainspoken, not massaged into obfuscatory rhetoric or angling for any greater point.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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For a coach who has enjoyed the level of success Tortorella has with Vegas, the answer is unusually clouded.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The last years of his life were sort of clouded by that.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Ciudad Perdida, Colombia Hidden deep within the misty peaks of Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the ancient city of Teyuna—better known as Ciudad Perdida—is one of South America’s most extraordinary archaeological sites.—
Carla Vianna,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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For spring, Ishizu says to go more muted and misty-toned and opt for those soft blue shades.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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However, some observers have reported hearing faint crackling or hissing noises during intense displays.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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June's new moon is finally upon us, bringing with it a handful of precious dark nights in which to explore the wonders of the starry sky, before the familiar sight of the waxing lunar crescent returns to hide fainter targets from view.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
14 June 2026
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“Obscurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscurant. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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