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
Recently, Hechinger, who lives nearby, learned that the place was set to close at an indeterminate date in the future.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
On the other hand, indeterminate tomatoes keep growing and producing until the next frost.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025
Then space your determinate tomatoes out by 18 to 24 inches per plant and your indeterminate tomato plants 18 inches apart.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025
Because of this continual growth, indeterminate tomato plants tend to grow larger than determinate types.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
On the other hand, indeterminate tomatoes keep growing and producing until the next frost.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025
Then space your determinate tomatoes out by 18 to 24 inches per plant and your indeterminate tomato plants 18 inches apart.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025
Because of this continual growth, indeterminate tomato plants tend to grow larger than determinate types.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indeterminate
Adjective
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The team confirmed her indefinite absence a few hours before the match.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The fast will be indefinite since organizers have not heard from Target or seen action to re-instate DEI initiatives and a total of four demands having to do with the retailer's DEI efforts, Bryant said.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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To Sturzenegger, that was in the approximate vicinity where Warren said the initial searches for Brick took place.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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These kinds of approximate methods could eventually inform the waveform templates that are so crucial for filtering out noise in upcoming gravitational-wave detectors, Plefka says.—
Ramin Skibba,
Scientific American,
13 May 2025
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“Indeterminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indeterminate. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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