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indistinct

[in-di-stingkt] / ˌɪn dɪˈstɪŋkt /


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Everything in “Mother Mary” feels like it exists in a dream within a dream: the tertiary characters who fade in and out of the narrative, the catchy yet indistinct pop songs, the dreary midnight-blue location.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

But across their indistinct black-and-white faces she used red thread to stitch a representation of the paths they followed from Eritrea to the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

When he finally opened his eyes, his language was minimal: a few indistinct words — possibly English, possibly Spanish — and nothing that sounded like a name.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2025

It's one of life's most defining moments -- that crucial step in embryonic development, when an indistinct ball of cells rearranges itself into the orderly three-layered structure that sets the stage for all to come.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2024

This mask was large and curiously indistinct, but Arm suspected he wouldn’t want to see it clearly.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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