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as in mysterious
being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain
the occult ways in which the human mind works
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as in ambiguous
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
an occult reference in the text that has puzzled scholars ever since
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as in magic
having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers
Great Britain's Stonehenge is one of those occult places where people expect something of cosmic significance to happen
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as in to obscure
to keep secret or shut off from view
occulted their house from prying eyes by planting large trees around it the actor's private life had long been occulted by a contrived public persona
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Recent Examples of occult
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
Alison Klesman, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2022
The waning crescent Moon—just 9%-lit—will occult the planet Venus, but only for those in Madagascar.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 22 May 2022
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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
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But just a few hours earlier, late on Wednesday night, the nearly Full Moon will occult Mars for skywatchers in most of the U.S.
—Alison Klesman, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2022
The waning crescent Moon—just 9%-lit—will occult the planet Venus, but only for those in Madagascar.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 22 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occult
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The film, which sees Ash and his traveling companions Misty and Brock go to a mysterious island where they’re caught up in the ultrastrong legendary Pokémon Mewtwo’s revenge plot against the cruel world that created him, was a high-water mark for Pokémon.James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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The deer, knowing by some mysterious means that his would-be slayer is a novice, stands still, looking with amusement at buck fever’s latest victim.Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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The stakes in the east are enormous; the stakes in Kursk Oblast are ambiguous at best.David Axe, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The movie’s title is ambiguous about its titular character.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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To test the properties of the magic mud, the group developed custom equipment.Evan Bush, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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That is your magic number, assuming no surprises anywhere else.ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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The crowd trickled back to their cars, deep time obscured by darkness.Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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But this focus on labor obscures the fact that slavery also represented enormous wealth that was extraordinarily liquid: an enslaved person represented cash that could be forced to work, forced to breed, forced to relocate.Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Nov. 2024
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Because what Ken was doing at first was really all vibes: the all-black dress code, the grungy photography, the cryptic social media presence.Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
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As Gamache races to decode an unsettling break-in, a cryptic note, and a hit-and-run, a massive threat lurks.staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024
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The show is a mystic library, full of places that no longer exist.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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This is the art of a Zen master or masterful art, the poetry of a mystic, or the grace of a selfless act of leadership.Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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And even surprises, like a magical experience at Disneyland Paris.Dave Quinn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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And then there’s the merch, which ranges from baby clothes at H&M to a $499 replica of the magical Mirror of Erised at Pottery Barn.Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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The document, filed by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, has been redacted to conceal plot and character details about The Pitt, which is yet to be released.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Some are concealing their autism and dealing with the resulting feelings of isolation, while others thrive in the communities and support structures around them.Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Occult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occult. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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