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Recent Examples of recondite Other efforts required more recondite statistical analysis. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2023 Pierre Boulez — like Bernstein, a composer, though in a more recondite modernist mode — innovated with repertory mixtures and concert formats. Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2023 After describing the mummification process in recondite detail—not only why the brain was removed through the nose but how exactly natron dried out the rest of the body—the child drew an elaborate cartouche with the hieroglyphs used to spell my name. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022 Not to suggest that this is merely a specialist and recondite affair: Bessel van der Kolk, whose psychiatric work with trauma victims is predicated on the idea that neuroimaging can identify an objective physiological correlate to psychic distress, is one such semi-hard scientist. Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021 See All Example Sentences for recondite
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Adjective
  • After Congress reversed course on accountability in 2015, results for everyone got worse, even as progressive jurisdictions started adopting increasingly esoteric equity strategies.
    Matthew Yglesias, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
  • Of course, Yamagata is a long way to go just to peep some jellyfish, so combine a visit with the misty temples of nearby Dewa Sanzan, three mountains sacred to the ascetics of the esoteric Shugendo religion.
    Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • There’s a huge sense of deep and profound peace and renewal.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
  • The ripple effect in the state economy could be profound, Anthony said.
    Scott Cohn, CNBC, 27 June 2025

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“Recondite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recondite. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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