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Recent Examples of murkiness
Adjective
Those themes were echoed in Trump’s announcement of the murky film tariff plan on Sunday. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2025 Its origins are as murky as the exact proportions of the recipe. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 14 May 2025 Instead, the injury made his situation murky at best. Adam Jahns, New York Times, 13 May 2025 That’s why the outlook for companies like Nvidia — even after recent positive news on chip export controls — remains murky. Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for murkiness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murkiness
Noun
  • Jurisdictional role ambiguity adds another layer of complexity.
    Khurram Akhtar, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • Critics say ambiguities in the law are part of the problem George Wyeth, a visiting scholar at the Environmental Law Institute, says the law is still concerning.
    Michael Copley, NPR, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • Related Stories All About Jalen Brunson's Parents, Sandra and Rick Brunson See Photos of Timothée Chalamet, Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal and More On May 16, Chalamet wore a Chrome Hearts tracksuit in a dark navy blue.
    Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • The videos look just like the photos, with unnatural colors and visible noise, especially in dark environments.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • Though famous for its hazy IPAs, Outer Range has stepped up its game in lagers, pilsners, stouts, saisons and Belgians.
    Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 27 May 2025
  • The potential July trade market for relievers is hazy.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • At first unsure, Ester allows the guy to touch her, and as a viewer the scene is ambiguous.
    Catherine Bray, Variety, 24 May 2025
  • The camera flies out over the water, and neither Cecilie nor the audience gets a definitive answer, with the series coming to an ambiguous and unsettling end.
    Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • This granular visibility transforms sustainability from a vague corporate initiative into precise, actionable intelligence, enabling manufacturers to make targeted improvements that collectively drive significant environmental impact while enhancing operational efficiency.
    David Ly, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • Therapists should be trained to help patients build grit and achieve goals, not just listen passively, offer vague reassurances, or affirm every feeling.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • At the same time, others who attended this year’s California Democratic Party Convention dismissed any notion that the future of the Democratic Party is bleak.
    Linh Tat, Oc Register, 31 May 2025
  • The early options on the GOP side are bleak: Neither Donalds nor Casey DeSantis, the governor’s wife who’s said to be interested in succeeding him, is the moderate Florida so desperately needs now.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • The rain, which arrived in the North Bay part of the region late Sunday was expected to migrate to the South Bay and drop light, misty rain measuring in the tenths of inches through the afternoon, NWS meteorologist Dial Hoang said.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The present-day Affleck and titular accountant from The Accountant 2 seems to briefly reach out and touch the Sad Affleck of days of yore in this final memory, his eyes almost misty and voice quiet.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Before Tessitore and Barrett could finish arguing, the screen cut out to a cryptic promo from Uncle Howdy, who teased coming after the Tag Team Titles.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • On Thursday, May 29, the 20-year-old shared a cryptic message on Instagram Stories.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 30 May 2025

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“Murkiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murkiness. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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