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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
Today, many states stipulate that gestational surrogates have no parental rights—any equivocation on this matter would cause the country’s reproductive-tourism industry to collapse.
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
And that equivocation should lay bare Strider’s personal opinion about the latest high-profile instance of ICE enforcement.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Silence or equivocation in moments like this is itself consequential.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Tuesday's result capped a tumultuous final month that saw national Republican condemnation, Democratic hesitation and equivocation, and a barrage of attack ads.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
And that equivocation should lay bare Strider’s personal opinion about the latest high-profile instance of ICE enforcement.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Silence or equivocation in moments like this is itself consequential.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Tuesday's result capped a tumultuous final month that saw national Republican condemnation, Democratic hesitation and equivocation, and a barrage of attack ads.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equivocation
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While these songs might appear to be somewhat straightforward EBM that wear their politics on their latex sleeve, there’s a level of ambiguity at work that moves Kissing Luck Goodbye past its own bromides and into deeper artistic territory.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2026
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But that ambiguity only sharpens the point.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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Davitt is headed back to Charlotte as part of an anticipated roster shuffle Sunday, Venable said after Saturday’s 2-0 loss to the Royals.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The success of this administrative shuffle will of course depend on whether its authority is sustainable or slowly drains away, but, at least for now, our Office of Curbed Management approves.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
8 Apr. 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 20 Apr. 2026.
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