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Recent Examples of amorphous 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 Comedy is this huge, amorphous, unpredictable, uncontrollable thing, and there’s an SNL connection to at least half of it. Andy Hoglund, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025 The pair’s $800 price tag is steep, but its amorphous metal housing, 7 mm transducers, and dual-resonator chamber combine to deliver audio that’s neutral and accurate. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025 This time, after all, Trump ran not merely as an insurgent entertainer—an amorphous vessel for free-floating anomie—but as the scarred veteran of a decade-long ideological war, prosecuted and convicted by his enemies, his purposes hardened and sharpened by a thirst for political payback. Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for amorphous
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Adjective
  • Monday's event was the latest congressional town hall to get chaotic.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
  • As a governance matter, some investors complained that the pivots are too chaotic.
    Justin Worland, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Building on these capabilities, financial leaders can leverage these systems to analyze vast amounts of structured and unstructured data in real time.
    Vall Herard, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • This will also likely give you more comfort to fade your presence and oversight of your children’s outdoor play, giving them even more benefit of the freedom of unstructured time without an adult!
    Emily Edlynn, Parents, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • And despite its ambling, almost shapeless nature, Who by Fire is never boring, because Lesage and his actors fill every scene with surprise and suspense.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • What do these formless smudges on the page mean?
    Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In his sparse notebooks, his childish, unformed handwriting was endearing to me.
    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • Seen in New York City on April 21, Cyrus showed off her long, wavy shag with baby bangs and completed the retro-inspired look with a black fuzzy 2000s tank and oversized aviator sunglasses.
    Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2025
  • And Gachot’s apartment only adds to the lore: decorated in her firm’s warm minimalist style, Robert Rauschenberg lithographs hang alongside Noguchi lamps, Eames swivel chairs, and fuzzy sheepskin throws.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Jared Weiss of The Athletic shared via X. Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson was quite vague when discussing the possibility of Garland suiting up for Game 4.
    Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
  • For now, the language in the president’s executive order was fairly vague.
    Annie Nova, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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 3 May. 2025.

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