as in vaguely
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Adverb
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There is a vaguely serious — or perhaps more substantive — point here.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026 -
Made with lentil and potato flour and available in three varieties, their flavor reminds me vaguely of veggie straws—if veggie straws were ultra crunchy, chip-shaped, and coated in seasoning.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The doctrine of the containment of communism thus gave birth to a more concretely geopolitical—as opposed to nebulously civilizational—West, soon embodied in new institutions such as NATO, an integrating Europe, and the OECD.—
Stewart Patrick,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Sep. 2025
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Acquiring a digital media startup largely reliant on reader revenue at a moment of subscription fatigue is risky — to say nothing of The Free Press’ price tag, which Puck put somewhere nebulously between $100 million and $200 million.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Some users have voiced anger at how the situation was handled, claiming that either Kalshi’s rules should have been communicated more clearly, or that its markets should have been more narrowly worded to avoid confusion.—
Terrence O'Brien,
The Verge,
1 Mar. 2026
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In the House, a Venezuela war powers resolution narrowly failed as well after two Republicans joined all Democrats to support it.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Indeterminately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indeterminately. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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