as in chaotic
having no definite or recognizable form
amorphous lumps of clay magically transformed by a skilled potter's hands into works of art
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Recent Examples of amorphous
Opposition forces share the amorphous goal of making the country a federal democratic union, an arrangement that might accommodate the interests of the diverse factions arrayed against the junta.
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Ye Myo Hein, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2025
Worrying about amorphous dangers can be paralyzing.
—Julia Angwin, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025
Other than the Communist Party itself, no group suffered as much scrutiny or punishment during the Red Scare as the amorphous agglomeration known as the federal workforce.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The other two-thirds are on a scale of anxiously hopeful to beyond desperate -- an amorphous netherworld of doubt that, yes, includes the Miami Dolphins with Tua Tagovailoa, or should.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
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Ye Myo Hein, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2025
Worrying about amorphous dangers can be paralyzing.
—Julia Angwin, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025
Other than the Communist Party itself, no group suffered as much scrutiny or punishment during the Red Scare as the amorphous agglomeration known as the federal workforce.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The other two-thirds are on a scale of anxiously hopeful to beyond desperate -- an amorphous netherworld of doubt that, yes, includes the Miami Dolphins with Tua Tagovailoa, or should.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amorphous
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Fearing President Donald Trump’s chaotic trade war would ignite a global recession, investors scrambled to dump US assets.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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The stunning image shows the classic spiral swirl of M81 — also known as Bode's Galaxy — suspended against the chaotic cloud patterns of the nebula, with the Cigar Galaxy lurking to its left.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
15 May 2025
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And when data is incomplete, unstructured and entropic, AI systems can compensate by hallucinating answers, leading to inaccurate information and biased outcomes that can reinforce healthcare disparities and, even worse, affect life or death circumstances.—
Mika Newton,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Parents can offer children opportunities to develop their strengths through summer classes, clubs, and teams—or simply unstructured time at home.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2025
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She was dressed in gray baggy pants and a shapeless brown shirt, her tiny hands clasping a clipboard.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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From the shapeless bulbous blobfish to the white, fuzzy-armed yeti crab, some animals live up to their name.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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With intentionally provocative lyrics, the song takes profane aim at the hypocrisy of anti-LGBTQ+ Christian conservatives, who refuse to respect trans people’s personhood all while applying gender individualism to an ostensibly formless, all-encompassing God.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
24 Mar. 2025
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What do these formless smudges on the page mean?—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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In his sparse notebooks, his childish, unformed handwriting was endearing to me.—
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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As chief of patrol, the No. 2 unformed official, Chell has feuded wildly and needlessly with the press and politicians while leading a secretive and highly aggressive quality of life unit.—
Harry Siegel,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
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At times, Kennedy seemed fuzzy on the specifics of what actually was cut as lawmakers asked him about details like delays in payments to community groups and problems with clinical trials.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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This portrait of a chef who moved from Japan in the 1970s delivers a generous helping of warm and fuzzy feels, as its subject faces challenges with determination and celebrates the daily joy of creating beautiful bites.—
Leslie Kelly,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Some vague stripes run down its spine, blurring together toward its tail.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
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The instructions were vague and didn’t have many helpful illustrations.—
Kate Puhala,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2025
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There is a wealth of knowledge and experience here to sift through and, at times, the film’s editing leaves these individual’s offerings unshaped or unclear.—
Sarah-Tai Black,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2023
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It’s by far the album’s worst song, and the one that feels most unshaped by Max Martin’s touch.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Oct. 2021
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“Amorphous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amorphous. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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