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Adjective
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Rich honey colours are warm and welcoming; while the room’s heritage wall panelling is enhanced with shadowy murals featuring silhouettes of dancing figures.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025 -
Watch on Deadline In Severance Season 1, the eerie contentment of a fictional conglomerate — occupied by characters played by Adam Scott, John Turturro and Zach Cherry — is upended with the arrival of standout Britt Lower’s Helly, who questions the shadowy circumstances of their predicament.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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,
24 Dec. 2024
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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
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Imagine walking more than 60 miles through a deadly jungle, your children by your side, clinging to the faint hope of safety and a better future.—
Chris Shue,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Some voiced faint hope that President-elect Donald Trump would support their cause; others accused China’s Communist Party of infiltrating South Korea’s news media.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Several senators emerged from the meeting noncommittal on final passage but open to supporting Friday’s procedural vote in order to propose amendments.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Jan. 2025
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Vance had drawn fire from the UAW last week for giving noncommittal answers on questions about the money allocated to GM for the electric vehicle plant.—
Andrea Shalal,
Detroit Free Press,
10 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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This is partially because the lungs breathe out moisture in misty breaths.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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His eyes had turned misty at the memory of his mother’s words.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This keeps his audience, and often his negotiation counterparts, uncertain and on edge.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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Lives unfold and unravel as the uncertain human beings wonder whether the whales will ever return.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of having the nerve to just say it, BSU put out vague, whiny press releases, apparently trying to minimize outrage on both sides.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Jan. 2025
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Early on, that information was useful in forming a vague picture of our interests and behaviors.—
Jon Kirchner,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Whether the backdrop is a Mallorcan sunset, a foggy Amsterdam canal, or a chilly London street at dusk, they’re designed to be enjoyed in any climate or at any time of year.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2025
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In other words, Newcastle had plenty to lean on at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when otherwise their vision might have become a bit foggy.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Sphinxlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sphinxlike. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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