sphinxlike

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sphinxlike
Adjective
  • From there, the show spun outward, presenting a whole cast of shadowy doubles and mysteriously cosmic back doors—during which distance grew between us, the confused audience, and Laura’s death, which had kicked off the entire franchise.
    K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
  • While such shadowy existences are one reason this chapter has gone mostly overlooked, scholars say, there are others as well.
    Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In Murnau’s film, this is Ellen and Nosferatu’s only night together, and the focus is on the vampire; his hollowed eyes, long claws, and kneeling figure are illuminated, while Ellen is turned away from the camera, her body a lumpy, indistinct shape on the bed.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Unfortunately, the end product’s indistinct mechanics for its cast—Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Killer Shark, and Deadshot all reduced to interchangeable shooter drones—and stagnant, grind-heavy missions intended to be played on repeat for incrementally better loot resulted in a flop.
    Matt Kamen, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Firefly shared a video from Blue Ghost showing a very faint and faraway moon, seen for just a moment before the brilliantly bright Earth eclipses the celestial spec as the lander climbs up its orbit.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The signals emerging from this noise are faint and fragmented.
    Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • He's seemingly made efforts to soften some of his anti-vaccine views that have sparked concerns among public health experts, but some Republicans remain publicly noncommittal about his nomination.
    Avery Lotz, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
  • There is also speculation Wilson could ask for a trade after being noncommittal about wanting to remain with the club last month.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • This is partially because the lungs breathe out moisture in misty breaths.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • His eyes had turned misty at the memory of his mother’s words.
    Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The ban, however, was short-lived, and hours later, incoming President Donald Trump overturned it, giving TikTok a temporary reprieve—but its future still remains uncertain.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Whether Hamas will fully comply remains uncertain, putting the fragile truce at risk.
    Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Colleagues in low- and middle-income countries who provide HIV services funded by PEPFAR say that they were instructed to stop work and that the language of Secretary Rubio’s waiver was too vague to have any meaningful impact.
    Gavin Yamey, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
  • With the sweeping and vague language of Trump’s order and the notorious nature of Guantanamo as a place where human rights abuses can be kept out of sight, will the U.S. be able to defend itself against such accusations with a straight face?
    The Miami Herald Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • After a foggy Wednesday morning, conditions look to warm up as the day goes on.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The fifth anniversary of a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter crashing into a foggy hillside in Calabasas, claiming the lives of basketball legend Kobe Bryant and all eight others on board, is Sunday.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Sphinxlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sphinxlike. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.

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