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Recent Examples of nonspecific Digestive symptoms are often nonspecific and can be caused by various conditions. Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 5 May 2025 Early symptoms are often nonspecific and could be attributed to other conditions. Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2025 In its place, there is only nonspecific pablum about the power of community. Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 The ballot language was nonspecific on how the money raised would be spent and did not specify that a big chunk of it would be used to build a 250-bed jail estimated to cost between $150 million to $250 million. Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonspecific
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonspecific
Adjective
  • The studio is banking on the rapidly growing global anime fandom, particularly in the U.S., where enthusiasm spans general audiences, Hollywood creators, celebrities and businesses.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 July 2025
  • The new moon in your sign on January 29 will bring forward a fresh start in your finances as well as your life in general.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Riley Greene, the fifth overall pick in the 2019 draft, has led the way with a 2.6 bWAR (Wins Above Replacement per Baseball Reference).
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
  • According to Toth, thick hair can be defined as a matter of overall density or of individual strand coarseness.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • Last year, the court said formers presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, a decision that helped Trump avoid being tried for trying to overturn the 2020 election.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 June 2025
  • Since then, military actions—from Korea and Vietnam to Iraq, Libya, and Syria—have typically been carried out under broad authorizations, U.N. resolutions, or purely at the president's discretion.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • All of these legal tests, however, are quite vague.
    Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 June 2025
  • Brooks said Act 372 was vague and imposed problems on librarians and bookstore owners trying to avoid prosecution.
    Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025

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“Nonspecific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonspecific. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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