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as in profound
difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand
metaphysics is such an esoteric subject that most people are content to leave it to the philosophers
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as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
must have had some esoteric motive for leaving his art collection to a museum halfway around the globe
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Recent Examples of esoteric
Baseball is a game with a history of strange and esoteric firsts, and Misner’s homer was the first time a player’s inaugural big league homer was an opening day walk-off.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 29 Mar. 2025
This divine/human analogy, recalling La vie de Jésus, is a splendidly esoteric conceit.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025
Before beginning the actual development work on a new construction software platform, technology providers must take the esoteric concept of empathy and put it into practice.
—Michael Pink, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Science research can be esoteric; saving someone's body or mind is not.
—Ars Staff, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for esoteric
Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 29 Mar. 2025
This divine/human analogy, recalling La vie de Jésus, is a splendidly esoteric conceit.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025
Before beginning the actual development work on a new construction software platform, technology providers must take the esoteric concept of empathy and put it into practice.
—Michael Pink, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Science research can be esoteric; saving someone's body or mind is not.
—Ars Staff, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for esoteric
Recent Examples of Synonyms for esoteric
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These individuals typically struggle to delegate or seek support, which can result in a profound sense of isolation.—
Lisa Bodell,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Irsay, a Lincolnwood native who attended Loyola Academy in Wilmette, had a profound impact on the Colts franchise.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Steve Madden, based in Long Island City, New York, said Adidas sued it twice in 2002 to challenge footwear with two parallel stripes and four parallel stripes, leading to a confidential settlement the next year.—
Jonathan Stempel,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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But less attention is paid to the trades of executive branch employees and congressional aides whose work could give them access to confidential information likely to influence markets once made public.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
22 May 2025
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The center, which does not receive government funding, relies solely on private donations to keep their programs and facility up and running.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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The museums are typically built in the presidents’ home states with private donations and endowments.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Who wouldn’t buy anything O’Connor, with his darling secret smile, tells them?—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Cruise and Ving Rhames have appeared in all of the Mission: Impossible entries, while many other notable names have been part of the rotating roster of secret spies.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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The next scene picks up with Abby at an undisclosed location that’s revealed to be the football stadium that the WLF (Washington Liberation Front) has been using as their headquarters.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2025
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Saks Global is owned by Hudson’s Bay Company, while Amazon also invested an undisclosed amount in the new entity when it was formed in December last, alongside Salesforce and software investing firm Insight Partner, plus Authentic Brands Group, which all agreed to be minority partners.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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“Esoteric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esoteric. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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