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gnomic

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


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

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 28, 2025

The movie does signal its darkly comedic aims from the moment we first see the actor’s gnomic man-child frown, which by now is a ready signifier of emotional and psychological deficiency.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2023

The Caucasus Mountains are high and terrible, and they are full of caves for gnomic tribes and nomads to hide in.

From Washington Post Jan. 14, 2022

But a year of seismic shifts - sometimes heralded via gnomic regulatory comments in state media or a confusing melange of leaks - makes it front of mind.

From Reuters Dec. 9, 2021

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

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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