as in impenetrability
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Noun
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The movie’s psychological framework, its system of motivations, is stretched very thin between two extremes: of clarity and opacity, near-obviousness and absolute impenetrability.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 May 2025 -
Played with gruff impenetrability and a thinly veiled sadistic streak by David Shih, this big dog’s name is Mitsuo, but no one uses names in the heya — only ranks.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Being a mother and having a mother are also two of the most profound experiences a person can have, and profundity is rarely uncomplicated.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
7 May 2025
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Ozon goes from virtue-signaling to unsentimental profundity.—
Armond White,
National Review,
11 Apr. 2025
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His sister’s rationale for sticking with Malassezia was that the name’s obscurity would shield it from scrutiny.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Less visible are the civil rights struggles its Asian American community fought to attain. State of play: Though figures like Wong Kim Ark have received more attention in recent years, there are still a plethora who remain in obscurity.—
Shawna Chen,
Axios,
22 May 2025
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“Unknowability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unknowability. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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