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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 the industry has been mostly silent as the security situation and stability of the government in Caracas remains murky.
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
There’s credibility to Ellison’s insistence that a Paramount deal is less murky, though such a merger would combine two of the five largest movie studios, not to mention competition considerations involving their news divisions.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
While the exact origin story of the mocktail remains murky, some believe it was crafted at Chasen's, a Hollywood restaurant frequented by celebrities in the '30s through its closure in the mid-90s, a 1995 Newsweek story reported.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme.
—Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
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By becoming the light in a darkened world, everyone becomes a firefly that helps to illuminate the way back home to each other.—
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Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.—
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Don't feel afraid to play with bold (but dark) colors and various materials.—
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Open my soul to the vast dark places.—
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Although Jerry Garcia cast the longest shadow across the legend of the Dead with his dark, complexly melodic songs and his hazy, frayed vocals, Weir’s shadow was more translucent, melodically lighter and rhythmically astute.—
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What the new blueprint looks like is still hazy, and there isn’t just one way anymore.—
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Even in agencies that have, some policies are weak or ambiguous.—
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Even in agencies that have, some policies are weak or ambiguous.—
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The championship standard isn’t volleyed about in vague terms.—
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Washington’s presence there, however, gave the delegates confidence to endow the presidency with vague and expansive powers.—
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Her family later learned that on April 23, 2021 — the day Parker found his aunt in a bleak mood — Dee had an angry confrontation over financial issues with two employees of the trucking company.—
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Some of Tarr’s most memorable scenes feature landscapes, often bleak and despairing settings of decaying Hungarian towns, punctuated with close-ups of characters’ faces.—
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To my relief, the Turkish passenger stepped back inside, shook snow from his hair and stared at me through misty glasses, the exhilaration lifting off his damp clothes.—
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It’s filled with lightweight insulation that still delivers solid heat, and the weather-resistant design offers both wind protection and a water-repellent finish—perfect for handling light rain or misty mornings.—
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By contrast, fringe subcultures operate in a more cryptic and chaotic manner.—
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Heeding these cryptic words some three decades later, the audacious (and well-read) impresario Tony Wilson opened the Haçienda together with the circle of post-punk musicians and designers involved with his label, Factory Records.—
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“Murky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murky. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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