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gnomic

[noh-mik, nom-ik] / ˈnoʊ mɪk, ˈnɒm ɪk /


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Alonso is a difficult person to read, and he can be gnomic when he speaks.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

In a gnomic Jan. 31, 2023, post he urged his followers to “SELL.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 28, 2025

In this newly annotated edition, Reiner Stach — who knows more about Kafka’s life than anyone else alive — provides data-rich, facing-page commentary for each gnomic observation.

From Washington Post Jun. 1, 2022

When he established his church three decades ago, thousands of spiritual seekers flocked to hear him as he held gnomic lectures at events across the former Soviet Union.

From New York Times Oct. 24, 2021

I wasn’t sure what to make of this gnomic utterance.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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