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as in ambiguity
deliberate evasion in speech
your equivocation when asked where you were last night is not reassuring
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as in ambiguousness
the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning
the equivocation of the last line of the poem, "That is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know"
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Recent Examples of equivocation
Tuesday's result capped a tumultuous final month that saw national Republican condemnation, Democratic hesitation and equivocation, and a barrage of attack ads.
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
And no — because strictly speaking there is no Electric Nebraska per se, notwithstanding Springsteen’s equivocations on the point (as reported in this magazine) and the fact that one disc in this five-disc set is titled Electric Nebraska.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
The rest of the statement was full of equally cowardly equivocation.
—Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
The false equivocation of men’s and women’s superficial concerns is the first time Song tips her hand.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 June 2025
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
And no — because strictly speaking there is no Electric Nebraska per se, notwithstanding Springsteen’s equivocations on the point (as reported in this magazine) and the fact that one disc in this five-disc set is titled Electric Nebraska.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
The rest of the statement was full of equally cowardly equivocation.
—Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
The false equivocation of men’s and women’s superficial concerns is the first time Song tips her hand.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equivocation
Noun
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The text is not without ambiguity.—
Cass Sunstein,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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The magic act of Okri’s writing is his ability to maintain ambiguity while always keeping his language limpid and direct.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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In a further shuffle in January, Christian Vesper stepped down as Fremantle’s CEO of Global Drama and Film after a decade in the job.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Peacemakers’ first decade saw several lineup shuffles, but the group has been steady since Dalton joined in 2009.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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But in terms of its actual content, the statement was pretty thin gruel, bristling with public relations-style circumlocution and vagueness.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Here, instead, she’s swayed by a dead Diana softly squeezing her hand and kindly hinting — the dead Diana is an ace at tactful circumlocution — that now is the time to show a mourning nation some emotion.—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
16 Nov. 2023
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“Equivocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivocation. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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