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Recent Examples of murk With an eye that’s sensitive enough to see a bumblebee in lunar orbit, the telescope will peer into the primordial murk from which stars, galaxies, and planets emerged, piercing the darkness that has occluded the gaze of other great observatories. Nadia Drake, National Geographic, 25 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murk
Noun
  • How To Find Mars In The Night Sky Go outside after dark and look to the east.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • But batteries that bank power for after dark have changed the equation.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Still, the broad outlines of a Trump-era deal are visible in the haze.
    David E. Sanger, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Their tops, which may reach widely differing levels, sometimes emerge from a layer of haze or from a fairly continuous layer of cloud.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Instead of gentle concentric circles, gleaming finishes, or a mesmerizing light show, the ProArt P16 meets us with inky blackness.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The Mid-Credits Scene — the King in Black The central plot of The Last Dance revolves around Venom trying to stop the creator of the symbiotes, Knull (Andy Serkis), from escaping his celestial prison and returning all of existence to the Void, the blackness that predates the universe.
    Richard Newby, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Tomorrow through Sunday, onshore winds will return, which will raise the humidity for the Los Angeles area and bring in some coastal fog and clouds.
    Stephanie Fuerte, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Initially, Dury's comet hunting venture began close to home in Somerset but heavy mist and fog covered the Mendip Hills, so Dury was forced to head elsewhere.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • His fire sprinklers can work when homeowners aren’t present by soaking properties with a wall of water and mist using pool water.
    Stephanie Fuerte, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Initially, Dury's comet hunting venture began close to home in Somerset but heavy mist and fog covered the Mendip Hills, so Dury was forced to head elsewhere.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • That could still mean 24-72 hours of darkness though, so just make sure you’re prepared.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Brief periods of darkness can also happen when the sun is totally obscured during total solar eclipses, which occur rarely in any particular spot on Earth.
    Ailsa Harvey, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This break in the clouds can be seen all over Portland.
    Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
  • At a time when photos, movie tickets and messages all live in the cloud, junk journaling creates a tactile record of one’s experiences.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.
    Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.
    Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 31 Jan. 2023

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“Murk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murk. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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