as in incomprehensible
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obfuscatory
Adjective
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Even though arrests have been made, first-degree murder charges have been filed and the victim laid to rest, this case remains an incomprehensible display of human malice.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC News,
8 Mar. 2025 -
Upon agreement, their dialogue shifts to a series of sounds incomprehensible to humans.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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What’s more puzzling, some experts say, is that Target is repeating its mistake of alienating progressive customers.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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His dry market is quite puzzling, considering how many teams could use his services.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The sound mix can be a little fuzzy wuzzy at times, dropping whole stretches of lyrics into almost indecipherable murkiness.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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The capability allowed users to encrypt almost all of their iCloud data, making messages, notes, photos and iPhone backups indecipherable, even when the information was stored in cloud computing centers.—
Tripp Mickle,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Maddox does not make vague threats toward people who run afoul of him.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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The administration has been more vague, however, on programs such as classes that teach Black history.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Secondly, the money doesn't line up properly, unless the Cowboys for some inexplicable reason are willing to take back Deshaun Watson.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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My case is a bit more extreme because the pain is inexplicable, but the mind is very important — very, very important.—
Mario Cortegana,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The first season saw Charles eventually wrap the case and leave the nursing home to return to his life, but ended with the PI calling him again to seek his help on a mysterious new case.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Despite Shauna trying to blame her for all the mysterious things happening to her in season 3, Melissa says that Shauna is the problem, the real anti-hero, so to speak.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For them, the cloud isn’t nebulous but a physical system that must be built, paid for, and maintained.—
Matthew Hutson,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2025
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This has created a nebulous and slightly contradictory public perception of AI.—
Jodi Daniels,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Republicans are expected to move the legislation on an obscure procedural track, known as reconciliation, which prevents the minority Democrats from blocking the package with a filibuster in the upper chamber.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
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The third book currently in production is known as The Black Book, a collection of unmade inventions sourced from obscure patents filed all over the world; a fascinating ode to the limitless power of the human imagination.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Obfuscatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obfuscatory. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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