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Recent Examples of obscurely
This is the year that the Bob Baker Marionettes — whose hipster cred and general renown increased when the theater moved to Highland Park from its longtime home tucked obscurely west of downtown — played Coachella.
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Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
There’s a novella of a wine list, with by-the-glass options obscurely scrawled on a mirror above the bar.
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Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
There’s a novella of a wine list, with by-the-glass options obscurely scrawled on a mirror above the bar.
—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obscurely
Adverb
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Makeup highlights for the actress continued the punk edge, with bold brows, darkly lined eyes and a neutral, glossy lip by artist Tyron Machhausen.
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Netflix also has a pair of strong four-hour adaptations in the harrowing Lord of the Flies and the darkly comic political tragedy of Death by Lightning.
Adverb
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Nantz somberly delivered the emotional news while taking several breaks to compose himself.
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The season's penultimate scene finds Carl at his favorite haunt, sipping his morning coffee while somberly staring at his tiny Tom Ruffage diorama figure.
Adverb
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Including dimly lit historic dives, beachfront seafood spots, old-school Cuban joints, and beyond.
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Winter or summer, logs as big as Popeye’s biceps smolder in the grand fireplace of the dimly lit, deep-blue map room to ensure the theatrical cosiness stays cranked up to 11.
Adverb
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Museums abhor windows, so the building has all the approachability of a medieval keep, as gloomily defensive as the park is welcoming.
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In Time Regained, the concluding volume of Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time, an older version of the narrator gloomily decides to attend a gathering at the Guermantes’ mansion.
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“Obscurely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscurely. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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