as in vagueness
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Noun
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Perhaps the intent is to cultivate suspense, yet the effect is a frustrating vagueness around the base conditions for the show’s central infatuation.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026 -
City Attorney Ryan Denk shared concerns about the vagueness of the consequences for violating the ordinance and said the ordinance had to be enforced evenly.—
Lynne Hermansen,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
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To be sure, prices could reverse again in the coming days given all the uncertainties about the war.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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For fashion, the Fall/Winter 2026 season arrived at a moment of heightened uncertainty, as wholesale continues its rocky reset and geopolitical uncertainty remains high.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Mercury is the planet of logic, but Pisces is all about gut instinct, so expect some haziness between the two.—
Annabel Gat,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
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Patrick was briefly removed for chest X-rays, which, as expected for a premature infant, revealed a haziness in the lungs.—
Steven Levingston,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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This fuzziness makes for an uncomfortable and maybe even confusing interpretation of her sexuality, but that’s part of the point.—
Anna Holmes,
The Atlantic,
26 Nov. 2025
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If donning the jacket leather side up, pops of sherpa fuzziness will still be yours to enjoy, as the coat’s patch pockets are artfully topped by the material.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But did the faintness of the line mean my case wasn’t serious?—
Adam Cohen,
Oklahoman,
3 Feb. 2026
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The challenge, of course, is their faintness.—
Adam Frank,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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According to AutoZone, the first step after your headlight stops working is to check the bulbs, then inspect for broken filaments or cloudiness and replace if necessary.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
26 Feb. 2026
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In New York City, weather forecasters in 1947 predicted cloudiness and cold winds but not high snow accumulation, according to Baruch College.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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What starts out as a murder mystery set amid Oxford’s dreaming spires becomes a globe-trotting adventure with a very personal angle for Holmes and family.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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El Niño cycles So scientists went digging for answers to the mystery heat, tapping ideas from volcanoes to the sun to the clouds floating overhead.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There could be value in that ambiguity about his bottom line.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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This ambiguity is in keeping with ISIS’s strategy, which is to maximize its reach without increasing its vulnerability to disclosure or disruption.—
Juliette Kayyem,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Indefiniteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indefiniteness. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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