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as in infinite
being or seeming to be without limits
the indefinite vastness of the frozen tundra
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as in vague
not expressed in precise terms
an indefinite longing for something new and exciting in her life
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as in faint
not seen or understood clearly
through the dense fog we could just barely discern the indefinite form of another boat
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Recent Examples of indefinite
Rhetoric that tips into anti-Semitism, whatever its intent, contributes to rising violence—and to an indefinite Palestinian future of statelessness and conflict.
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Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Forbidden from leaving their individual hotel rooms, the crew slowly come to terms with the state of indefinite confinement.
—Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
And the social-media outcry over Kimmel’s indefinite suspension and subsequent reinstatement might suggest that a new civil-liberties movement is gaining momentum.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Now, the election outcome is being challenged, tying up the proceedings with the National Labor Relations Board, and leaving workers in limbo for an indefinite period until a decision is finalized by the government agency.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
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Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Forbidden from leaving their individual hotel rooms, the crew slowly come to terms with the state of indefinite confinement.
—Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
And the social-media outcry over Kimmel’s indefinite suspension and subsequent reinstatement might suggest that a new civil-liberties movement is gaining momentum.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Now, the election outcome is being challenged, tying up the proceedings with the National Labor Relations Board, and leaving workers in limbo for an indefinite period until a decision is finalized by the government agency.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indefinite
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The principle is that demand is infinite.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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Weightless, effortless, infinite movement.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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And not just vague signs, actual amyloid plaques and tau tangles, the same hallmarks seen in human patients.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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A lot of people bounce through the system because these symptoms are so vague.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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His nephew said that, for decades, his grandparents had kept alive a faint hope that maybe their hero son had just been captured and would one day come gamboling through the front door to the family’s Brookside home.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
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From this distance, Swift detected the faint ultraviolet glow of hydroxyl (OH), the product of water molecules broken apart by sunlight, the study reports.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The early months of a season can be challenging for managers due to the seemingly endless international breaks, but the stop-start nature of the fixture list can have its advantages.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Our staff deserves better, and this council deserves to be able to do its work without being dragged through endless theatrics and conspiracy theories.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The future of Rutgers and TurnkeyZRG’s working relationship remains unclear, but the master services agreement remains in effect.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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There’s so much armor in being unclear.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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One of the bigger headlines going into Saturday has been the ambiguous departure of Auburn captain and running back Damari Alston.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
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How this will work in practice is also ambiguous, as well as who will keep the peace.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Indefinite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indefinite. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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