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  • adverb In an arcane way.

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Examples

  • Because of his reputation for high-tech wizardry, many people believe that Ferran starts his inventions with a new piece of technology or, at the very least, some arcanely philosophical concept.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

  • Because of his reputation for high-tech wizardry, many people believe that Ferran starts his inventions with a new piece of technology or, at the very least, some arcanely philosophical concept.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

  • Or perhaps something akin to the hermeneutic approach used to decipher arcanely symbolic texts; or the lessons of cultural studies which help us to identify and assess far-cultural iconography and mythography.

    G. Roger Denson: From Detroit, Egypt: Matthew Barney Resurrects an American God G. Roger Denson 2011

  • Or perhaps something akin to the hermeneutic approach used to decipher arcanely symbolic texts; or the lessons of cultural studies which help us to identify and assess far-cultural iconography and mythography.

    G. Roger Denson: From Detroit, Egypt: Matthew Barney Resurrects an American God G. Roger Denson 2011

  • Or perhaps something akin to the hermeneutic approach used to decipher arcanely symbolic texts; or the lessons of cultural studies which help us to identify and assess far-cultural iconography and mythography.

    G. Roger Denson: From Detroit, Egypt: Matthew Barney Resurrects an American God G. Roger Denson 2011

  • He is sent to retrieve her, in a scientifically and arcanely enhanced and tooled up body-that of her Hammer Throwing ex-boyfriend.

    Archive 2010-03-01 Blue Tyson 2010

  • On weirdos and recumbents, I've often wondered if the UCI can be blamed for global warming by their arcanely narrow definition of a bicycle.

    Showtime at the Apollo: Rock Racing Comes to Harlem BikeSnobNYC 2008

  • Yet the real genius behind the weekend's talks was to move the debate to a venue where France has no seat -- the arcanely-titled Defense Planning Committee.

    Diplomatic Diary: How To Beat France 2007

  • The first time you see a set you've only imagined actually, physically built, as if it was arcanely summoned, well -- that's a heckuva kick.

    Writing: Q&A #1 Rogers 2005

  • For too long the carriers have juiced their profits with arcanely asymmetric pricing around artificially walled gardens for functionality deemed to be distinct.

    Exclusive: Google Has Acquired Gizmo5 Michael Arrington 2005

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