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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

Yet from that painful personal source emerges something unfortunately indistinct, as though softly blanketed by the snow that sifts slowly down during this holiday drama.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 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

The ceremony was being livestreamed on YouTube, where it was reported that muffled, indistinct noise could be heard on the broadcast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2024

We had so many happy days in the country that fall that from this vantage they merge into a sweet and indistinct blur.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt


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