as in ambiguously
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Adverb
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Moore hated White’s book Stuart Little, in which a mouse is born to a human woman, and which ends abruptly and ambiguously, with the little mouse’s future very much up to the reader.—
Mac Barnett,
Longreads,
5 May 2026 -
Hacks star Jean Smart carried an ambiguously political message with her throughout the evening.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
John Lynch,
Arkansas Online,
17 June 2026
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For special education, the Education Department indirectly plays a critical role in the lives of students with disabilities, distributing billions of dollars to schools.—
Alia Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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Inside, the floor plan flows circuitously, creating an open plan filled with natural light.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2026
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And the fact that lots of these startups ultimately sell to other startups circuitously makes things even more insular.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This term means to praise someone excessively and insincerely.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Some efforts to mislead the public falsely attribute climate change to natural forces; deny links between greenhouse gas emissions, rising temperatures and extreme weather; and cast doubt on solutions such as renewable energy and electric vehicles.—
Joe Árvai,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
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Prosecutors are looking to slap Zimmerman with a felony charge for criminal damage to property and a misdemeanor charge of falsely obtaining services, TMZ reported.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
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Adding to the controversy, Walker was erroneously credited with inventing the hot comb.—
Vivian Yee,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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Consultants also found that the school district erroneously spent more than $2 million on the employer share of health insurance because of problems with its payroll system.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
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“Evasively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasively. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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