as in ambiguity
deliberate evasion in speech
like many politicians, he has the gift for tergiversation
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Noun
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Therefore, for the show to truly succeed in leaving the audience in a state of ambiguity about the relationship, both leads must be megawatt talents.—
Julia Edelstein,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026 -
The ambiguity around the word’s origins stems at least partly from a centuries-long moral panic over it, says Michael Adams, an English professor at Indiana University Bloomington who has written about swearing.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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The success of this administrative shuffle will of course depend on whether its authority is sustainable or slowly drains away, but, at least for now, our Office of Curbed Management approves.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
8 Apr. 2026
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But then OpenAI also announced a more permanent management shuffle.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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But in terms of its actual content, the statement was pretty thin gruel, bristling with public relations-style circumlocution and vagueness.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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When Burrows renewed talk of a takeover, Javier Martinez, speaker of the New Mexico House, responded without equivocation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Where the equivocation began was in conversations with European diplomats and officials.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Tergiversation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tergiversation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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