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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There’s a tremendous sweetness to the film and its central relationships, but the banter ping-pongs swiftly between the intimate and the darkly absurd.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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The book, animated by Barbara’s reflections, is a striking, darkly comic portrait of a mind narrowed by disappointment.—
Isle McElroy,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Joseph and his supporters were clad in green and white and marched somberly to the election council’s headquarters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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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
Adverb
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The cavernous lobby is quiet and dimly lit.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2026
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Remove the dying leaves and then the pot can be moved to a cool, dimly lit spot and just kept barely moist until the soil can be worked in the spring.—
Dawn Pettinelli,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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In Time Regained, the concluding volume of Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time, an older version of the narrator gloomily decides to attend a gathering at the Guermantes’ mansion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Obscurely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscurely. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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