as in ambiguity
deliberate evasion in speech
like many politicians, he has the gift for tergiversation
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With City Hall’s future and Mavericks arena site still undecided, ambiguity about the new convention center’s exact location and construction timeline also casts uncertainty about whether Memorial Auditorium will be ready by the May start of the 2027 season.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026 -
Entrepreneurship rewards tolerance for ambiguity and acting without certainty.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Jan. 2026
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In the locker room, the goal is to manage this mix that has included the injection of Tyler Herro back into the starting lineup, the shuffle of Kel’el Ware to the second unit, and a rotation that remains unsettled.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2026
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Willi Castro is an experienced, versatile player, but even he got lost in the shuffle after getting traded from the Minnesota Twins at last summer’s deadline.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Their circumlocutions were as entrancing as their ability to find the most precisely ironic words for difficult-to-name realities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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Here, instead, she’s swayed by a dead Diana softly squeezing her hand and kindly hinting — the dead Diana is an ace at tactful circumlocution — that now is the time to show a mourning nation some emotion.—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
16 Nov. 2023
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Silence or equivocation in moments like this is itself consequential.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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Tuesday's result capped a tumultuous final month that saw national Republican condemnation, Democratic hesitation and equivocation, and a barrage of attack ads.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Tergiversation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tergiversation. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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