as in general
relating to the main elements and not to specific details
his criticism of the picture is fairly nonspecific, but he clearly doesn't like it
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Recent Examples of nonspecific
That’s because symptoms often come and go, overlap with other conditions or are simply too nonspecific to raise immediate concern.
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Detection of urinary leukocyte esterase, a nonspecific enzyme present in white blood cells, is also based upon a diazotization reaction embedded in urinary test strips.
—Neil Gaffin, STAT, 29 Dec. 2025
The law is clear but also nonspecific, calling for equality of access.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent findings confirm how nonspecific these early symptoms can be.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 11 Dec. 2025
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Detection of urinary leukocyte esterase, a nonspecific enzyme present in white blood cells, is also based upon a diazotization reaction embedded in urinary test strips.
—Neil Gaffin, STAT, 29 Dec. 2025
The law is clear but also nonspecific, calling for equality of access.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent findings confirm how nonspecific these early symptoms can be.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonspecific
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonspecific
Adjective
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The legislation would cut $131 million from the general fund for fiscal year 2026.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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In general, the singers class up the production.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Poor sleep affects everyone Ninety-five percent of all caregivers agreed that good sleep is essential to overall family function, and nearly 80% said their own sleep suffers when their child sleeps poorly, the poll found.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Researchers said this price difference allows the overall structural cost of a drone to fall by more than 20 percent.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The tensions inside the AP — and Rinehart’s articulation of a case many managers believe but are reluctant to make — reveal a broader conflict playing out across the media over how AI should be applied within journalism, a costly craft filled with strong-willed individuals.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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However, if disruptions last significantly longer, storage facilities in Gulf countries could quickly reach capacity, forcing broader production cuts and adding further upward pressure on oil prices.—
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CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Nonspecific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonspecific. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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