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Recent Examples of nonspecific Digestive symptoms are often nonspecific and can be caused by various conditions. Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 5 May 2025 Early symptoms are often nonspecific and could be attributed to other conditions. Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2025 In its place, there is only nonspecific pablum about the power of community. Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 The ballot language was nonspecific on how the money raised would be spent and did not specify that a big chunk of it would be used to build a 250-bed jail estimated to cost between $150 million to $250 million. Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonspecific
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonspecific
Adjective
  • Performance Trade-Offs: Real-time applications face inherent constraints due to the computational overhead of symbolic reasoning, knowledge graph traversal and the general reduction in inference speeds compared to pure neural approaches.
    Anuradha Weeraman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The Contour Face is fabulous for those interested in general regeneration or alleviating signs of aging, but those with acne-prone skin should consider its Clear mask which utilizes blue light, clinically proven to kill acne-causing bacteria.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • More Black people are turning to the keto lifestyle as a way to take control of their health, energy, and overall well-being.
    Essence, Essence, 10 July 2025
  • As a result, Flynn said the overall weather pattern may become more conducive to a longer heat wave as the calendar pages turn.
    Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Hartman characterized her dismissal as an indication of a broader destabilization inside the Justice Department and Trump administration.
    Scott MacFarlane July 10, CBS News, 10 July 2025
  • That’s been based on high hopes for hardware with the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 console, and a belief by some analysts that this is an entertainment category resistant to broader economic downturns.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 10 July 2025
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

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“Nonspecific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonspecific. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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