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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are less distinct" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing the clarity or visibility of two or more subjects, indicating that one is not as clear as the other.
Example: "In the fog, the outlines of the buildings are less distinct than they were yesterday."
Alternatives: "are more blurred" or "are not as clear".
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The ends of the complex are less distinct, indicating that these domains have intrinsic flexibility.
The lexical categories of Altaic languages are less distinct than in other families.
Koons's subsequent series — "Celebration," "Easyfun," "Easyfun-Ethereal," "Elephant," "Popeye," "Hulk Elvis" — are less distinct, and are highly uneven.
At higher strain the cell blocks are less distinct and some evidence of strain localisation is observed.
Like the farmhands in "The Wizard of Oz," the uncles are less distinct individuals than a single guardian split three ways.
In the "updated" picture, circa 1984, his eyes are less distinct and shiny, his hair has grown dark, his smile has dimmed.
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Cassell's place was less distinct.
Recollections were less distinct; bits of remembered conversation were somehow lost; the last of the clothes were given away.
The horizontal line in the spectrogram to the left shows the first (lowest) formant, since it is less distinct.
The human impact was less distinct in the pollen profile from the central part of the Bohemian Forest.
Meanwhile the non-coordination requirement for "independent" spending is sometimes poorly enforced, and the border between campaigns and independent groups is less distinct than it could be.
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