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as in darkened
being without light or without much light
I didn't like walking around the murky campground without a flashlight
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as in dark
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
the murky shadows of the cemetery
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as in hazy
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension
skies made murky from the smoke of forest fires that were many miles to the west
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as in ambiguous
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
a murky reply to a question about his intentions
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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
a gubernatorial candidate with a murky position on the hot-button issue of capital punishment
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Recent Examples of murky
But many aspects of tornado science are still murky, including what causes some tornadoes to intensify while others break apart.
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
But the rules are murky and 'published' is a term of art in copyright law that was not well-defined.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
For starters, much of the hype around generative AI was focused specifically on the threat of deepfakes, which experts and pundits worried had the potential to flood the already murky information space and fool the public.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
Export controls have been less effective than U.S. officials had hoped because supply chains are murky and therefore hard to control.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
But the rules are murky and 'published' is a term of art in copyright law that was not well-defined.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
For starters, much of the hype around generative AI was focused specifically on the threat of deepfakes, which experts and pundits worried had the potential to flood the already murky information space and fool the public.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
Export controls have been less effective than U.S. officials had hoped because supply chains are murky and therefore hard to control.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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TikTok's attorney suggested the app would basically go dark.WIRED, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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Schaeffer, 22, was seen leaving her home on May 23, 2022, with her black-and-white cat, Izzy, and getting into a dark gray BMW that had been parked across the street for six hours, according to security video.Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
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Our picture of what is happening and probably will happen on Earth is less hazy than it’s ever been.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Beers touch on all styles from Pilsner to a hazy fruit double IPA (DIPA).Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Below, Gersten opens up about her reaction to Anderson’s casting, the meaning behind the purposefully ambiguous ending, Curtis’ memorable dance number, and more.Mike Miller, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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When a statute is ambiguous, Congress has left a gap for the agency to fill.Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Instead of having the nerve to just say it, BSU put out vague, whiny press releases, apparently trying to minimize outrage on both sides.Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2025
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Early on, that information was useful in forming a vague picture of our interests and behaviors.Jon Kirchner, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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But beneath Pansy’s rage, often a source of that specific, bleak brand of Mike Leigh comedy, lies severe OCD, anxiety, depression, and the grief of having recently lost her mother.Radhika Seth, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
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While the art world has felt bleak amid a buckling market, a new art fair is gracing Los Angeles this year.Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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This is partially because the lungs breathe out moisture in misty breaths.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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His eyes had turned misty at the memory of his mother’s words.Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
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Hill spoke to the media following the loss, offering cryptic responses about the future of his playing for the Dolphins.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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On Monday, the actor shared a cryptic post on his Instagram about his decision to pass on the role of Neo in the original Matrix with a few interesting questions.Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
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These include detailed observations of the super-heated plasma that fills the space between galaxies — known as the intracluster medium — and faint light emitted by a nearby supernova remnant.Victoria Corless, Space.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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The early fixtures are pretty low-key, although there is the faint whiff of a prospective upset with League One Peterborough against increasingly beleaguered Everton.Nick Miller, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Murky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murky. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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