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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

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

At times, Puth's voice sounds "smudged" with consonants that are occasionally muddied and indistinct.

From BBC Nov. 16, 2023

The features of the wanted woman were hooded and indistinct, but there was no mistaking the slope of her shoulders, the matted bear-skin cloak.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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