as in darkly
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Recent Examples of obscurely
There’s a novella of a wine list, with by-the-glass options obscurely scrawled on a mirror above the bar.
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Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obscurely
Adverb
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The darkly comedic drama confronts reality, privacy, and the delusions fueling our ever-changing world.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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The darkly comic horror-thriller stars McAdams and Dylan O’Brien as coworkers stranded on a desert island, and sports a glowing 93 percent critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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As a light dusting of snow fell over Minneapolis Sunday morning, community members lit candles, laid fresh flowers and stood somberly around a makeshift vigil at the site of Pretti’s death.—
Michael Biesecker,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2026
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In October, family, friends and community members somberly walked out of the courthouse, disappointed to learn the resentencing hearing for Rhoades would be delayed.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2025
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Located just around the corner from my apartment on the far-west frontier of Bed-Stuy—Franklin Avenue, just below Greene—this place is the dreamy, dimly-lit, casual café of my dreams.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Ben smashes chests and heads in, tears jaws out, rips faces off, and director Johannes Roberts makes sure to include brief close-ups of the carnage, lit just dimly enough to avoid truly grossing us out.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Obscurely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscurely. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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