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Recent Examples of indistinct The resulting black-and-white photograph shows some two dozen deer in a mesmerizing blur — indistinct, eerie white figures under a canopy of trees. Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Tonight sees the comet move from the constellation Virgo into Serpens, a small and indistinct shape of eight stars that resemble a snake. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 As the war has dragged on, time for Swirki has become indistinct. Ariana Torrey, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024 The Hubble Space Telescope captured a new image of NGC 5530, which is classified as a flocculent spiral galaxy due to its patchy and indistinct arms, according to a statement from the European Space Agency (ESA). Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indistinct
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Adjective
  • Jared Weiss of The Athletic shared via X. Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson was quite vague when discussing the possibility of Garland suiting up for Game 4.
    Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
  • For now, the language in the president’s executive order was fairly vague.
    Annie Nova, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The Oscar nominee's glam included a soft-bronzed makeup look, with a faint pink blush and a light mauve lipstick.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The Accountant 2, arriving this week some eight long years after the original, does not earn even that faintest of praise.
    A.A. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The reasons for her travels—whether to marry a man at her father’s behest or to undertake a pilgrimage to Rome—are hazy.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
  • As part of my initiation into beer society, Hoey gave me seven beers to try, ranging from a deep stout to a hoppy hazy India pale ale.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Indistinct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indistinct. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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