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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
Since this cluster lies 4 degrees north of the ecliptic — that great circle on the celestial sphere representing the sun's apparent path during the year — it can be occulted only when the ascending node of the moon's orbit is in the Pisces-to-Sagittarius part of the ecliptic. Joe Rao, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025 January 13: In the early evening the full moon will occult—pass directly in front of—the planet Mars, eclipsing it. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for occult
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occult
Adjective
  • In the second episode, Arthur and his queen, Guinevere, are presiding over a feast when it is interrupted by a mysterious visitor, a blind harpist, guided into court by a white dog.
    Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Despite Shauna trying to blame her for all the mysterious things happening to her in season 3, Melissa says that Shauna is the problem, the real anti-hero, so to speak.
    Stacy Lambe, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • An unlikely ally to Tanner and Luca as tensions rise, but loyalties remain ambiguous.
    Martine Paris, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • That would be Mark Rylance as Henry’s lord privy seal, Thomas Cromwell, an endlessly fascinating and ambiguous figure—brilliant, scheming, moral—whom Rylance animates with gravity and kaleidoscopic skill.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Overpromising Instant Results Hair restoration is not magic—its a science.
    Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
  • This epic contest showcases talented children in various disciplines, from dance and singing to magic tricks.
    Ximena Nunez, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Baseball’s celebration of that day often obscures the fact that MLB hasn’t been African American friendly in decades.
    Terence Moore, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • As recalls have been announced, Cybertruck sales have seemingly slumped, as Tesla obscured the true figures by lumping numbers in with sales of Model X and Model S, MotorTrend reported.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The Bachelor alum took to social media on Wednesday, March 19, with a cryptic message seemingly responding to her ex-boyfriend Brendan Morais’ hard launch with his new girlfriend Serene Russell.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The episode ends with a cryptic phone call to Luca from a family member, hinting at their ties to the resort.
    Martine Paris, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Healy Lake members have long considered their dogs to be mystic companions, according to Combs.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Eala’s magical ride ended at 12:45 a.m. Friday after a nearly-three hour semifinal against No. 4 Jessica Pegula of the United States.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Remember that magical feeling of gazing at the stars, a childhood dream of becoming an astronaut or the awe-inspiring images beaming back from the International Space Station (ISS)?
    Shelli Brunswick, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The film doesn’t conceal the role that informal migrant labor plays in European agriculture and the toll that its informality takes on the migrants.
    Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Once concealed structural beams have been exposed, allowing the geometry of the honeycombed ceilings and the pillars to speak honestly, inviting visitors to better understand the integrity of Pereira’s original design.
    Jennifer Lee, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2025

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“Occult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occult. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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