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Recent Examples of occult
Adjective
It’s a determinedly non-jokey supernatural thriller in which a group of Adelaide teens get in way over their heads playing an occult party game. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2023 Other screening options include annual fecal occult blood tests which look for blood in the stool. Janelle Chavez, CNN, 19 Jan. 2023
Verb
When was it occulted by the moon? Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Of course, many other (fainter) stars will also be occulted during the moon's 2-to-3-hour passage through the cluster. Joe Rao, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for occult
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occult
Adjective
  • Some people are already well aware of Norse Atlantic, despite the company’s somewhat mysterious profile.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • She's just been visited by a mysterious mate named Donnie, who claims to be a friend of Harry's.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But the scene itself could be read as a little ambiguous, too: is Sammie trying to pierce the veil again, playing a song that could both foster community but also bring back the vampires?
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • As the days turned into weeks, the reality of her situation remained ambiguous.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • That scanning process allows the importance of connections across musicians from different times to build and build, as the surreal montage unfolds and the camera swirls like the turning of a magic cauldron.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Look at different models for AI—there isn't one magic model for every problem.
    Bryan Mistele, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The recipient's name was obscured, and it was noted that the migrant refused to sign it on Friday.
    Andrew Chung, Luc Cohen, Kristina Cooke, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • But the short-term bump in the stock price obscures a much more complicated picture.
    Justin Worland, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Generally, when a player makes a cryptic social media post ...
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Pittsburgh Steelers four-time All-pro defensive end T.J. Watt had a cryptic post on his Instagram account that had the NFL world in a social media frenzy.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Those attributed to Jesus—described in language nearly identical to accounts of the Greek mystic and holy man Apollonius of Tyana, say—are neither more nor less convincing than others.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Founded on the ethos of art as a form of mystic healing, the label reimagines the family heirloom—and invites its patrons to examine their relationship with objects.
    Nia Shumake, Essence, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Inevitably, given the length and nature of his absence, Bentaleb has only featured sparingly for Lille since that magical night in Rennes.
    Tom Williams, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The love planet will also conjunct Neptune on May 2, adding a magical, almost surreal quality to these connections.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Seiders, 44, is charged with felony child pornography possession, misdemeanor annoying a child under 18, concealing a camera with intent to invade privacy and attempting to conceal a camera.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Spectators got wind of the sensible footwear concealed by the Fiesta finery and began demanding to see the shoes.
    Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025

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“Occult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occult. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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