gray area
noun
: an area or situation in which it is difficult to judge what is right and what is wrong
There are no gray areas in the rules.
a legal gray area
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The focus wasn’t on rebuilding itself, but on the gray area that emerges late in the year when draft positioning, protected picks and lineup decisions intersect in ways that can blur competitive intent.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
Axios, citing a senior administration official, says that there’s considerable gray area around what would and wouldn’t fall into those categories.
—John Kell, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
In other states, a legal gray area remains.
—Karlee Provenza, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Notably absent from the training is guidance on how doctors should care for patients with chronic conditions, a gray area that has come up again and again in ProPublica’s reporting.
—Cassandra Jaramillo, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
Axios, citing a senior administration official, says that there’s considerable gray area around what would and wouldn’t fall into those categories.
—John Kell, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
In other states, a legal gray area remains.
—Karlee Provenza, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Notably absent from the training is guidance on how doctors should care for patients with chronic conditions, a gray area that has come up again and again in ProPublica’s reporting.
—Cassandra Jaramillo, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gray area
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“Gray area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20area. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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