equivocality

Definition of equivocalitynext

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Noun
  • Therefore, for the show to truly succeed in leaving the audience in a state of ambiguity about the relationship, both leads must be megawatt talents.
    Julia Edelstein, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The ambiguity around the word’s origins stems at least partly from a centuries-long moral panic over it, says Michael Adams, an English professor at Indiana University Bloomington who has written about swearing.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • What makes the legislation especially harmful, Ziegler said, is its vagueness.
    SOPHIA PAFFENROTH, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Details about the project are scant, but for someone like Kéré, that provisional vagueness would represent an opportunity.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Cubs did not officially make a roster move to add Riley to their active roster because of the murkiness of whether the game would be played.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Mahan and Villaraigosa are the only two Democrats who have publicly called to roll back regulations on the state’s oil and gas market, illustrating the political murkiness at the nexus of California’s climate and affordability challenges.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 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 10 Apr. 2026.

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