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murk

[murk] / mɜrk /
NOUN
darkness
Synonyms


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So by late morning most of the murk should have lifted, allowing for something brighter.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Through the murk, China’s interest in the war is important and complicated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

There are pinholes in the murk, apertures such as the Instagram feeds of Gaza photographers and a small number of testimonies that slip through.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2024

And that may provide enough of a reason to keep watching – the end of one of their puppet strings may connect to a way out of this murk after all.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2023

As soon as Lucky Girl was in, Tool waded after her, his huge form pressing a ripple in the lily pads and petroleum murk.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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