opaque
Example Sentences
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It is complicated, bordering on confusing, and that must be one of the reasons it can feel so opaque to people.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
They also spoke out against "pervasive, opaque and harmful industrial subsidies, market-distortive practices of state-owned enterprises, and all forms of forced technology transfer".
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
But despite their increased interest in the team, fans have been left disillusioned by a ticket process that they call opaque and overpriced.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
She felt compelled to create an in-person experience that was distinctly human — something true and personal — the antithesis of the digitally-saturated, fragmented and ephemeral world we live in, where truth is often opaque.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
According to this theory, opaque prose is a deliberate choice.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing opaque
Ender's Game
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