equivocality

Definition of equivocalitynext

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Noun
  • Clarity builds trust; ambiguity erodes it.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Low Urgency Now Versus Accumulative Problems Later​ Still, the ambiguity creates challenges for systems increasingly asked to justify every investment through near-term financial return.
    Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Olson raised concerns about the vagueness and enforceability of the law — an issue law enforcement brought forward when GOP lawmakers introduced the bill during this year’s legislative session.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2026
  • Or perhaps the vagueness stems from casting a mish-mash of Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Chinese and American actors.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • As Raul grapples with telling the story of Elsa’s life, he’s confronted by the murkiness of borrowing from real people for the purposes of fiction.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 19 May 2026
  • After Daniel Jones tore his ACL late last season, the quarterback position has some murkiness for the Colts entering 2026.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Patches of unintelligibility are nothing new in Pynchon, but usually a coherent world view gleams upward from the murk.
    Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Equivocality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivocality. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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