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as in darkened
being without light or without much light
I didn't like walking around the murky campground without a flashlight
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as in dark
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
the murky shadows of the cemetery
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as in hazy
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension
skies made murky from the smoke of forest fires that were many miles to the west
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as in ambiguous
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
a murky reply to a question about his intentions
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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
a gubernatorial candidate with a murky position on the hot-button issue of capital punishment
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Recent Examples of murky
But many aspects of tornado science are still murky, including what causes some tornadoes to intensify while others break apart.
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
But the rules are murky and 'published' is a term of art in copyright law that was not well-defined.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
For starters, much of the hype around generative AI was focused specifically on the threat of deepfakes, which experts and pundits worried had the potential to flood the already murky information space and fool the public.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
Export controls have been less effective than U.S. officials had hoped because supply chains are murky and therefore hard to control.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
But the rules are murky and 'published' is a term of art in copyright law that was not well-defined.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
For starters, much of the hype around generative AI was focused specifically on the threat of deepfakes, which experts and pundits worried had the potential to flood the already murky information space and fool the public.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
Export controls have been less effective than U.S. officials had hoped because supply chains are murky and therefore hard to control.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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The resultant movie — a dark, gooey masterpiece — would forever alter Carpenter’s fortunes in Hollywood.Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The photos illuminate a dark planet scientists are eager to learn more about.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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After the multiple reports of the train delays, a first responder at the apartment building said over radio that there was burned food in a second-floor apartment and a slight hazy smoke on the second floor.Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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In the 2010s, when people were coming and buying four-packs of hazy I.P.A. for $16, $18, $20 directly from breweries, that was a very lucrative time.Terence McGinley, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Below, Gersten opens up about her reaction to Anderson’s casting, the meaning behind the purposefully ambiguous ending, Curtis’ memorable dance number, and more.Mike Miller, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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When a statute is ambiguous, Congress has left a gap for the agency to fill.Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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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
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But beneath Pansy’s rage, often a source of that specific, bleak brand of Mike Leigh comedy, lies severe OCD, anxiety, depression, and the grief of having recently lost her mother.Radhika Seth, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
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While the art world has felt bleak amid a buckling market, a new art fair is gracing Los Angeles this year.Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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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
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In a cryptic Instagram post, Smith uploaded a teaser for an endeavor or project related to The Matrix universe.Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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That leaves open a mystery Smith sparked on Monday with a cryptic Instagram post noting how Smith passed on the starring role of Neo in the original 1999 sci-fi epic The Matrix, directed by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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These include detailed observations of the super-heated plasma that fills the space between galaxies — known as the intracluster medium — and faint light emitted by a nearby supernova remnant.Victoria Corless, Space.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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The early fixtures are pretty low-key, although there is the faint whiff of a prospective upset with League One Peterborough against increasingly beleaguered Everton.Nick Miller, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Murky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murky. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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