as in impenetrability
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Noun
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The movie’s psychological framework, its system of motivations, is stretched very thin between two extremes: of clarity and opacity, near-obviousness and absolute impenetrability.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 May 2025 -
Played with gruff impenetrability and a thinly veiled sadistic streak by David Shih, this big dog’s name is Mitsuo, but no one uses names in the heya — only ranks.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For the most part my efforts at sculpting a musical identity were fueled by an esotericism that disdained common and easily accessible genres.—
Justin E. H. Smith,
Harper's Magazine,
6 Sep. 2023
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For the most part my efforts at sculpting a musical identity were fueled by an esotericism that disdained common and easily accessible genres.—
Justin E. H. Smith,
Harper's Magazine,
14 Aug. 2023
Noun
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Director Flanagan handles the escalating insanity with suggestive ambiguity, nothing too bombastic for as long as the story allows.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Leading in ongoing ambiguity demands emotional endurance, narrative agility and the strength to stay grounded while evolving at speed.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Functionally identical, either one of the rovers could have made the voyage to Mars, but one of them was bound to become the famous face of the mission, while the other was destined to be left behind in obscurity.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 May 2025
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After operating in obscurity, casting directors are finally getting recognition in the form of an Oscar.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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“Unanswerability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanswerability. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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