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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
This admission is met with varying levels of shock and dismay from her three companions, ranging from nervous equivocation from her fiancé to self-righteous anger from Rachel.
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
Where the equivocation began was in conversations with European diplomats and officials.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
Where the equivocation began was in conversations with European diplomats and officials.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equivocation
Noun
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Along with a looser framing, shadow and contrast highlight loneliness and emotional ambiguity.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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American society—grotesquely unequal and divided, helpless before its demagogic and oligarchic manipulators—is no longer a stranger to the dark ambiguities of lopsided economic progress.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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The Dodgers hit the shuffle button on their playlist of popular jams, and the hits flowed on Tuesday night with a whole new tempo.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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My experience is that customers get lost in the shuffle of larger organizations.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 May 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 8 Jun. 2026.
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