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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
Efforts to track groups whose hate might turn violent are further complicated by the nebulous, ever-shifting nature of extremism on social media.
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
But as the movement has grown, what is considered justice in regard to food is increasingly nebulous.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Read’s book is a great explanatory account of the industry, connecting big, nebulous ideas like neoliberalism to actual concrete things.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
If justice means anything any more, a federal judge will easily swipe through Hegseth’s nebulous legal fantasies, and preserve the possibility that someday, the Endangered Species Act might actually help save endangered species in the Gulf.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
But as the movement has grown, what is considered justice in regard to food is increasingly nebulous.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Read’s book is a great explanatory account of the industry, connecting big, nebulous ideas like neoliberalism to actual concrete things.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
If justice means anything any more, a federal judge will easily swipe through Hegseth’s nebulous legal fantasies, and preserve the possibility that someday, the Endangered Species Act might actually help save endangered species in the Gulf.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nebulous
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Text messages in court records show a brief and ambiguous exchange between McCluskie and Williamson that backs that up.—
Anita Chabria,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
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Higher-judgment, ambiguous, regulated, or strategically sensitive work may require more advanced models and stronger controls.—
Sanjay Srivastava,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Confusing or vague ones do not.—
Michael Gargiulo,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Many tech industry associations have been lobbying against KOSA, saying its tenets are vague and potentially unconstitutional.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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There were cryptic billboards for the film and a campaign to get texts from the obsessive girlfriend Nikki in the film, a promo that got 30,000 people to sign up.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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Thousands of fans have also been engaging with Nikki’s increasingly obsessive, unsettling texts, voice notes and special deliveries after encountering cryptic billboards across Los Angeles and New York, each featuring her obsessive messages alongside a phone number inviting them to reach out.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Auroras are surprisingly faint to the naked eye at first, especially during weaker geomagnetic storms, so dark skies make a huge difference.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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That can sound damning with faint praise, with his lack of wins, but people actually mean it.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Researchers have also warned that excessive nighttime lighting can affect human circadian rhythms and obscure views of the night sky for much of the global population.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
20 May 2026
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Their writings didn't always reference the pseudoscience and conspiracy theories found in obscure online hate spaces.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 May 2026
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But its geological origins are hazy.—
Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Even if my archive was unverifiable or incongruous, the hazy, contradictory landscape of Goodman’s life was the truth of her existence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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Baha Mar is large in stature, sure—and Rosewood is part of a three-hotel complex across the bay from Atlantis, which looms large and brooding over its own end of the water as everything Baha Mar does not want to be—dated, dark, and reminiscent of Spring Break Past.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Also fascinating were their contrasting likenesses, dark against light housed in the same being, a human eclipse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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“Nebulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nebulous. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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