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Recent Examples of murk With an eye that’s sensitive enough to see a bumblebee in lunar orbit, the telescope will peer into the primordial murk from which stars, galaxies, and planets emerged, piercing the darkness that has occluded the gaze of other great observatories. Nadia Drake, National Geographic, 25 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murk
Noun
  • See if the Ohio History Center comes alive after dark at Night at the Museum.
    Andrew King, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Florida Man also doesn’t do dark and overly morbid things.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Delta passengers were forced to evacuated via slides at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday after haze or smoke was observed in the plane, according to the airline and the Federal Aviation Administration.
    Clara McMichael, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
  • At night, there is a bit of noise and haze as the smaller sensor has to dial up the ISO to bring in more light.
    Ben Sin, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Passengers experience a few minutes of weightlessness during this stretch and get to see Earth against the blackness of space.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Vega, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, shone above the horizon, brilliant against the blackness.
    Nicholas J. R. White Kat Hill, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • On Tuesday at 2:28 a.m. a dense fog advisory was issued by the NWS San Diego CA in effect until 9 a.m. for San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Early morning commuters may have been curious as to why North Texas was covered in fog early Monday, Feb. 24.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The French linen mist melds cozy notes of bergamot and musk with a lemony twist and the fresh, floral smell of a white-flower bouquet.
    Jenny Berg, Allure, 20 Feb. 2025
  • After buying the mist and taking it with you on your next tropical escape, don’t forget to re-spray your skin every two or so hours: guaranteeing a goddess-level shine that just might rival that of the sun.
    Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Ever the pro, Goggins carries Rick’s darkness through every scene, and from this point forward viewers know the driving force behind it.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Instead, your brain increases melatonin production in response to darkness.
    Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • As for other differences between the plans, Entertainment includes more than 75 channels, the ability to stream on unlimited devices in your home, unlimited cloud DVR storage, and a special offer on premium channels.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 2 Mar. 2025
  • This user-friendly cloud solution requires no installations and works across all platforms—PC, Mac, or mobile.
    StackCommerce Team (Sponsored), PCMAG, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.
    Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.
    Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023

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“Murk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murk. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.

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