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Recent Examples of obscurity Every so often, a special teams player emerges from obscurity. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025 You got plucked from obscurity to do this project. Chris Lee, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025 When Tweedy’s lyrics lapse into obscurity, the healing power of group vocal harmonies is always there to carry him through. Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025 These women, many of whom worked in relative obscurity for all their lives, labored to redefine the rights and dignity of all people. Time, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for obscurity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obscurity
Noun
  • In a better world, novels of this level of sophistication, beauty, erudition, ambiguity, and play would come along more frequently and dominate the literary discourse.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Any unexplained death leaves room for competing narratives, but Scott’s death involved a particularly vexing set of ambiguities.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In other words, Steve is a lot to play, and the Oscar-winner throws himself into every forlorn expression, every kindly mentoring session, every manic bit of rushing to and fro as chaos reigns around him, every stumbling step toward self-medicating into oblivion.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But regardless of how things play out, the media business appears to be entering an era in which network affiliates are not sitting back and waiting for the sector to disappear into oblivion.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That intrigue and mysteriousness still rest in the canyon walls today.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But no matter the intent — the intent can be right, but when things get misconstrued, or however the media wants to portray it, that leaves a void of silence and a lot of questions for the guys on our team.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But no matter the intent, intent can be right, but when things get misconstrued or however the media wants to portray it, that leaves a void of silence and a lot of questions for the guys on our team.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In 2017, the angels (who requested anonymity) attracted other donors, which enabled the school to finally return employees to normal salaries, cover tuition for needy students, acquire improvements, such as technology for students and teachers, and offer new courses, including art and music.
    Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The San Francisco Chronicle’s Mackenzie Chung Fegan abandoned anonymity on day one, and the New York Times’ dual critics Tejal Rao and Ligaya Mishan went as far as starring in several videos to announce their tenure at the paper.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Obscurity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscurity. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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