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as in ambiguous
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
made nebulous references to some major changes the future may hold
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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
could just make out the nebulous outline of a fishing shack in the dense fog
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Recent Examples of nebulous
Which brings us to the Sky, losers of eight of 12 games, and the mistake of nebulous intent.
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Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 10 June 2026
The stories behind each batch of Booker’s range from nebulous to dubious to some semblance of credibility.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 June 2026
Sculptor Alan Saret, whose nebulous, three-dimensional wire works seemed to pulse with life, died on May 26 in Brooklyn.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 June 2026
Astrology, a pursuit that hovers in the nebulous space between science and storytelling, is not exactly a robust academic field, and LaFaive had no scholarly studies of Goodman’s life or work to consult.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
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Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 10 June 2026
The stories behind each batch of Booker’s range from nebulous to dubious to some semblance of credibility.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 June 2026
Sculptor Alan Saret, whose nebulous, three-dimensional wire works seemed to pulse with life, died on May 26 in Brooklyn.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 June 2026
Astrology, a pursuit that hovers in the nebulous space between science and storytelling, is not exactly a robust academic field, and LaFaive had no scholarly studies of Goodman’s life or work to consult.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nebulous
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As the noise-rap-electro act Jane Remover shrieked and pleaded through a 90-minute marathon set at the Fonda on Thursday night, one very young couple dressed right out of a conservative‘s nightmare — gender-ambiguous, purple hair, facial piercings — tapped me on the shoulder.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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At a billion scans a month, even modest rates imply hundreds of millions of ambiguous results a year, each one demanding a clinical decision and producing a worried customer.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Critics say Burnham’s politics are vague and fail to grapple with tough issues, such as where the money will come from to pay for his pledges.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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The truth is that the entire premise of the Cybercab rests on the promise of true autonomous operation, and that's the part that remains frustratingly vague.—
Utkarsh Sood
June 19,
New Atlas,
19 June 2026
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Bunnie Xo has shared a cryptic video on social media after news of her split from Jelly Roll surfaced.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Jelly Roll is clarifying a cryptic post that's going viral amid his divorce from Bunnie Xo.—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
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Single dishes tend to be more sensitive and able to pick up faint radio waves from deeper in the cosmos, but radio arrays with many dishes tend to capture much sharper images.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
21 June 2026
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However, this new research showed that these point sources, including pulsars, would be extremely faint, and that is good news for scientists who favor annihilating dark matter as the cause of these gamma rays.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
21 June 2026
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The interlocking puzzle of the iPhone, GPS and Google Maps was a moment when multiple strands of technological development, some of them obscure and many with deep links to the US military, converged into a single life-changing package.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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What has changed in recent years, however, is that prediction markets are no longer an obscure pastime enjoyed by political junkies.—
Matt Motta,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
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Scratches, streaks, and a hazy appearance are common results of treating oven glass like any other surface, especially when stains have been baked on for some time.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
17 June 2026
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Three signature beer varieties were poured by the craft brewery, including its Kit Kupker, an amber ale; Devil’s Paint Box, a West Coast IPA; and Honest Haze, a hazy IPA.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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Tourism and city officials say that marketplace channels festival foot traffic directly to Black entrepreneurs and helps keep dollars circulating in local neighborhoods long after the stages go dark.—
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Jason kept the look casual in a light blue graphic T-shirt, white shorts, a baseball cap and dark sunglasses.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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“Nebulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nebulous. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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