as in ambiguousness
the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning
the ambiguity of the clairvoyant's messages from the deceased allowed the grieving relatives to interpret them however they wished
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Recent Examples of ambiguity
Debate continues over whether the Trump campaign’s podcast and new-media push actually helped secure his win last November, but that kind of epistemological ambiguity isn’t entirely new.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 July 2025
The past five years have proved a crucible moment for business leaders as volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) threatened not just organizational progress but outright viability.
—Kate McLaren-Poole, Harvard Business Review, 18 July 2025
The complexity of this picture, the uncertainty of the support, the ambiguity of the outcome, all are reminders that people had to be persuaded (often, more than once) to believe in the cause of liberty and to light its spark.
—Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
Setting boundaries is further complicated by generational shifts: Younger employees, particularly Gen Z, also favor fluid boundaries and a flat hierarchy, sometimes intensifying the ambiguity around roles and expectations.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 July 2025
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 July 2025
The past five years have proved a crucible moment for business leaders as volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) threatened not just organizational progress but outright viability.
—Kate McLaren-Poole, Harvard Business Review, 18 July 2025
The complexity of this picture, the uncertainty of the support, the ambiguity of the outcome, all are reminders that people had to be persuaded (often, more than once) to believe in the cause of liberty and to light its spark.
—Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
Setting boundaries is further complicated by generational shifts: Younger employees, particularly Gen Z, also favor fluid boundaries and a flat hierarchy, sometimes intensifying the ambiguity around roles and expectations.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambiguity
uncertainty
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Tools are specifically tailored to the experiences of a performer such as getting in and out of character, managing stage fright, and coping with rejection and job uncertainty.—
Cathy Applefeld Olson,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Market watchers are predicting another rally for gold after U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed the metal would be exempt from new tariffs — even as some uncertainty lingers.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Ambiguity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambiguity. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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