as in indefinite
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not able to be stated or described in an exact way
a man of indeterminate age an indeterminate number of people
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Recent Examples of indeterminate
Firmly anchored in an otherwise indeterminate space, the totem seems to express a yearning for transcultural commonality.
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Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Seemingly recorded over an indeterminate amount of time, across an indeterminate number of places—the press materials mention more than a dozen studios—the album’s 10 songs fuse together like a late-in-life-surgery.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
But soaring oil prices and an indeterminate time frame over how long the war will last have changed market expectations and caused a rethinking from Waller and other policymakers.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2026
The group of travelers had settled in for the indeterminate delay at the gate back inside Hamad International Airport in Doha when the emergency alert came in, Katuna said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
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Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Seemingly recorded over an indeterminate amount of time, across an indeterminate number of places—the press materials mention more than a dozen studios—the album’s 10 songs fuse together like a late-in-life-surgery.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
But soaring oil prices and an indeterminate time frame over how long the war will last have changed market expectations and caused a rethinking from Waller and other policymakers.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2026
The group of travelers had settled in for the indeterminate delay at the gate back inside Hamad International Airport in Doha when the emergency alert came in, Katuna said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indeterminate
Adjective
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To control the tension outside, Newark’s mayor issued an indefinite curfew around the facility.—
NPR,
NPR,
1 June 2026
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Destiny players will get to experience these additions for the indefinite future.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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That number is down from the approximate 50,000 who were evacuated over the weekend.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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All of this is scheduled to be achieved before the end of 2033, so the entire project has reached an approximate halfway point on the road to completion.—
Michael T. Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
23 May 2026
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“Indeterminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indeterminate. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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