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
Where Larsen explored modernist ambiguity and Hurston embraced folkloric Black expression, Fauset wrote in a more traditional style that some critics dismissed as too proper or assimilationist.
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Glory Edim
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
The move never happened, and there remains ambiguity to this day as to why.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
There really isn’t any ambiguity here: Congress must debate and deliberate over the solemn decision to declare and make war, and the executive carries out its mandates as commander in chief.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Those duplicates create an ambiguity: Is this a purely stylistic choice or is there a narrative reason their magic echoes through the air?
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2025
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Glory Edim
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
The move never happened, and there remains ambiguity to this day as to why.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
There really isn’t any ambiguity here: Congress must debate and deliberate over the solemn decision to declare and make war, and the executive carries out its mandates as commander in chief.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Those duplicates create an ambiguity: Is this a purely stylistic choice or is there a narrative reason their magic echoes through the air?
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambiguity
uncertainty
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Amid the regulatory uncertainty, some pharmacies have said that access to the shots may vary state-by-state and may require a prescription.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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This is one of the key points causing uncertainty about access.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Ambiguity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambiguity. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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