indeterminate

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Recent Examples of indeterminate The prosecution asked for at least 10 years fixed, with 20 years indeterminate. Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 16 May 2025 Typically, indeterminate tomatoes have a richer, juicier flavor. Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 May 2025 While determinate tomatoes can be grown in a 5-gallon bucket, the indeterminate ones will become top-heavy, dry out too quickly, and produce fewer fruits when planted in containers. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 May 2025 Cage height is important for cultivars that can grow more than 4 feet tall, especially indeterminate types of tomatoes that keep on growing taller until frost. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for indeterminate
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Adjective
  • These were inhabitants of the Real East Coast who, even in the late 2000s, were still under the impression that hip-hop’s having been created in their territory granted them indefinite dominion over how the genre’s rhythm and presentation were supposed to feel.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
  • Breyer is set to hold a hearing Friday on whether to issue an indefinite injunction.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • And now, what is typically the most eventful part of the offseason — the approximate two-week stretch from the end of the Stanley Cup Final to the opening of free agency on July 1 — is here.
    Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • Credo Technology is a relatively new company that came public in 2022 at an approximate $1.5 billion valuation.
    Todd Gordon, CNBC, 17 June 2025

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“Indeterminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indeterminate. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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