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Recent Examples of iffy
If the weather looks iffy, find the farm on Facebook for the most up-to-date information.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
This is the setup, as is the fact that late-September can still be rocky, and even after past bull-market rate cuts the near-term market response has been iffy and average.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Fast-forward to the 1980s and the couple have sworn off investigating any more paranormal activities on account of Ed’s iffy heart.
—Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The box-office prospects for this outside New York City are iffy, however.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
This is the setup, as is the fact that late-September can still be rocky, and even after past bull-market rate cuts the near-term market response has been iffy and average.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Fast-forward to the 1980s and the couple have sworn off investigating any more paranormal activities on account of Ed’s iffy heart.
—Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The box-office prospects for this outside New York City are iffy, however.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iffy
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Two other names on the injury report for Buffalo are tight end Dalton Kincaid (oblique, questionable) and wide receiver/kick returner Curtis Samuel (neck/ribs, questionable).—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Aaron Brewer will suit up Sunday after initially being ruled questionable with a pectoral injury.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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This lack of representation is problematic for people of different ancestries because genetic risk factors differ across populations.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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As good as Oakley is, Trigg is on another tier and could prove problematic in the middle of the field.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Oct. 2025
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The industry has an uncertain few years ahead, but for now an era of harmony between streamers and networks has broken out.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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But three days after Bichette’s post-clinch proclamation, the shortstop’s status for the ALCS remains uncertain.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The 49ers’ quarterback situation is still shaky as Brock Purdy has not practiced this week with turf toe and Mac Jones works through knee and oblique injuries.—
Pueng Vongs,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Despite a recent stabilization of Florida’s shaky property insurance market, residents are still facing the most expensive coverage in the country at an average of more than $3,800 per year, according to state regulators.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The lesser among them, the timorous, the doubtful, and the wavering, stood back, watching, waiting for some greater sign, savoring their doubts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Rams will likely be without starting tight end Tyler Higbee (doubtful, hip) and right tackle Rob Havenstein (doubtful, ankle).—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Boone believes the Yankees evolved into a good defensive club, but that point is debatable.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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What's still debatable is the exact threshold at which risks increase.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to starring in Wayward as a small-town cop suspicious of a local academy for troubled teens, Martin wrote for and executive produced the limited series.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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Infinite Outdoors and its sponsors — including the Mule Deer Foundation and the hunting gear company Primos — pay landowners to allow a limited number of people each day to pass for free through their property to enter public land.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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That time, a very disputable foul denied him.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Iffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iffy. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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