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Recent Examples of nonobvious
In fact, adopting AI, especially with something as central to success as pricing, makes figuring out how to fit the old with the new both critically important and nonobvious.
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Mike Ryan, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
This comes to resemble a branding exercise—perhaps a necessary one to sell a book these days—but the advice is good, and some of it nonobvious.
—Matthew Hutson, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2021
The rise of cloud computing, open-source platforms and the API economy has contributed in both obvious and nonobvious ways to this transformation.
—Romi Stein, Forbes, 1 June 2021
To get a patent, an invention must be novel, nonobvious and useful—all reasonable requirements.
—Paul R. Michel and Matthew J. Dowd, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2020
And to also keep nonobvious stuff on hand — like teddy bears for the kids, a rubber bone for the dog and $50 in cash, all in $1 bills.
—Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 11 June 2019
But nonobvious money trails are popular on both ends of the spectrum.
—Scott Walter, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2018
Mike Ryan, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
This comes to resemble a branding exercise—perhaps a necessary one to sell a book these days—but the advice is good, and some of it nonobvious.
—Matthew Hutson, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2021
The rise of cloud computing, open-source platforms and the API economy has contributed in both obvious and nonobvious ways to this transformation.
—Romi Stein, Forbes, 1 June 2021
To get a patent, an invention must be novel, nonobvious and useful—all reasonable requirements.
—Paul R. Michel and Matthew J. Dowd, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2020
And to also keep nonobvious stuff on hand — like teddy bears for the kids, a rubber bone for the dog and $50 in cash, all in $1 bills.
—Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 11 June 2019
But nonobvious money trails are popular on both ends of the spectrum.
—Scott Walter, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonobvious
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The stakes in the east are enormous; the stakes in Kursk Oblast are ambiguous at best.David Axe, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The movie’s title is ambiguous about its titular character.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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The film, which sees Ash and his traveling companions Misty and Brock go to a mysterious island where they’re caught up in the ultrastrong legendary Pokémon Mewtwo’s revenge plot against the cruel world that created him, was a high-water mark for Pokémon.James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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The deer, knowing by some mysterious means that his would-be slayer is a novice, stands still, looking with amusement at buck fever’s latest victim.Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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But the extent to which that national trend was a factor in the 8th District was unclear.John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
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The specific details of those efforts were unclear.Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The pair will likely stay in that obscure piece of real estate for the next 24 to 48 hours.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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At times, the actors spoke their lines from obscure corners of the cavernous playing area.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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He is often seen in sharp focus while people and objects around him are blurred and indistinct.Richard Kuipers, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
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Tonight sees the comet move from the constellation Virgo into Serpens, a small and indistinct shape of eight stars that resemble a snake.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Their contributions to my life are incomprehensible.Emma Madden, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Trump’s speeches at rallies, especially of late, are rambling to the point of being incomprehensible.Richard Behar, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Because what Ken was doing at first was really all vibes: the all-black dress code, the grungy photography, the cryptic social media presence.Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
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As Gamache races to decode an unsettling break-in, a cryptic note, and a hit-and-run, a massive threat lurks.staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement Cody Bellinger, 29, OF, Boras: The former Dodgers elite center fielder and enigmatic hitter can opt out of the last two years and $52.5 million of his three-year, $80-million contract with the Chicago Cubs.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Patrick is willing to do anything to help his wife, but becomes distrustful of the retreat’s enigmatic leader even as Abigail falls under her spell.Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Nonobvious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonobvious. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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