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as in profound
difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand
metaphysics is such an esoteric subject that most people are content to leave it to the philosophers
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as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
must have had some esoteric motive for leaving his art collection to a museum halfway around the globe
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Recent Examples of esoteric
His esoteric sidewalk pasta pop-up, Estrano, happens sporadically.
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Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Sounds kind of esoteric, but actually a lot of fundamental discoveries were made from that system that ended up relating to things like how human chromosomes go awry and give rise to cancer.
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Quanta Magazine,
11 June 2026
Helen Mirren, Russell Crowe, Scott Eastwood, and Gore Verbinsky are among top talents set to attend Italy’s upcoming Taormina Film Festival that has unveiled the lineup for its upcoming 72nd edition that will mix crowdpleasers with more esoteric quality fare.
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Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
4 June 2026
The menu is sprawling and eclectic, teeming with esoteric functional ingredients.
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Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Sounds kind of esoteric, but actually a lot of fundamental discoveries were made from that system that ended up relating to things like how human chromosomes go awry and give rise to cancer.
—
Quanta Magazine,
11 June 2026
Helen Mirren, Russell Crowe, Scott Eastwood, and Gore Verbinsky are among top talents set to attend Italy’s upcoming Taormina Film Festival that has unveiled the lineup for its upcoming 72nd edition that will mix crowdpleasers with more esoteric quality fare.
—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
4 June 2026
The menu is sprawling and eclectic, teeming with esoteric functional ingredients.
—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for esoteric
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This represents a profound shift for institutions accustomed to centralized control.
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Being selected for competition is a profound honour.
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The Kremlin said the offer was made via confidential channels; Ukrainian officials have not publicly discussed any such proposal.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday let stand a lower-court order that forces former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to either disclose a confidential source or pay $800 a day in court sanctions.
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He was honored as a Distinguished Fellow by the same organization for his scholarly contributions to the field of regional science, according to his obituary.
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Miami Circle gets historic recognition Carr and other experts, with the support of Ryan Wheeler, then the state’s chief of archaeology, built a case that gradually came to mainstream scientific and scholarly acceptance.
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Rodríguez also said the country’s entire public and private healthcare network had been activated to treat the injured, urging doctors, nurses and other medical personnel to report immediately to their workplaces.
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Delta Air Lines is metro Atlanta's largest private employer.
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Adding this recipe's not-so-secret ingredient, Bisquick, is a game changer for classic sausage balls.
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Martin Sheen is the Army captain tasked with going on a secret mission to Cambodia to assassinate a special forces officer (Marlon Brando) who's gone rogue and might actually be nuts.
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To pull it off, Video Rebirth in March closed a seed round totalling $80 million at an undisclosed valuation.
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The Elk Grove Police Department will hold a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint at an undisclosed location Friday, the agency said in a news release.
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“Esoteric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esoteric. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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