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Recent Examples of muzzy My personal term for the inexact nature of the messy, fuzzy world was muzzy. Charles Platt, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzy
Adjective
  • Stories come to life only through concrete, sensory details, but my father only spoke in vague and abstract terms.
    Margot Singer July 9, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
  • Though vague, Galvin said case law suggests reasonable means that the rules are consistent with the culture and character of the type of community.
    Nora O’Neill July 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • At some point, Kevin, dazed but not incapacitated, got on the line with a dispatcher.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
  • In footage shared by local media, he was seen bloodied, dazed and clutching his mobile phone.
    Diaa Hadid, NPR, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • What’s unclear is whether Staley even really wanted the Knicks job.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
  • Mercedes remains linked to Red Bull's Max Verstappen — leading to Russell's future becoming increasingly unclear.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • A couple was left bewildered after discovering an unfamiliar cat helping itself to their own pet's food in a now-viral TikTok video that has left viewers on the platform in hysterics.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • Officials in other places that had voted overwhelmingly for President Trump but were far from the front lines of the immigration debate were simply bewildered.
    Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Adjective
  • In fact, she was designed to be ethnically ambiguous for that reason, suggested Carlos Cortés, professor emeritus in history at UC Riverside, who consulted the creative team.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
  • Emojis in texts: More than just fun, a tool for connection While emojis can sometimes be ambiguous or misunderstood, especially in sarcastic or complex conversations, their overall impact is positive.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Everyone was very confused about whether the watch’s band could be resized because only one kind of wrist was shown in the commercial.
    Seth Reiss, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
  • The home appeared on Zillow Gone Wild, a Facebook page that highlights unique houses on the real estate market, and people were a little confused about the interior style.
    TJ Macias July 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • One of Yakovenko’s managers showed me a fuzzy black-and-white video, taken in April, of a night operation behind enemy lines.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • But Lavigne recalled that this grandmother wasn’t exactly warm and fuzzy.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • In a season-one episode, Taylor raised a concrete grate at Homestead 2 and suddenly felt dizzy and nauseous.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
  • The key, besides constant hydration, is to not get dizzy or distracted mid-flow.
    Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 6 June 2025

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“Muzzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzy. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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