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as in obvious
not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation
looked at his neighbor's new car with unambiguous envy
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as in explicit
so clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning
an unambiguous declaration of his love for her
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Recent Examples of unambiguous
Ask Couto which of the trends reshaping Asia’s media landscape will matter most in five years, and the answer is unambiguous.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 June 2026
The security industry’s verdict on the severity of CVE-2025-57735 is unambiguous.
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Ethan M. Stone,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
The Bundesrat’s position on the population cap is an unambiguous no.
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Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Nor does freedom of speech seem an unambiguous value as a tidal wave of toxic disinformation washes over the republic in its 250th year.
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Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 June 2026
The security industry’s verdict on the severity of CVE-2025-57735 is unambiguous.
—
Ethan M. Stone,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
The Bundesrat’s position on the population cap is an unambiguous no.
—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Nor does freedom of speech seem an unambiguous value as a tidal wave of toxic disinformation washes over the republic in its 250th year.
—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unambiguous
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But what feels most haunting about the arc of then to now, about Smith’s unfathomable issues and woes — yet obvious heart and particularly evident quest to find himself in recent years — is that his words then were spoken with a sense of arrival and past tense.
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Look in the most obvious places first.
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The decentralized group, created by 15-year-old Bradley Chance Cadenhead in Stephenville, targets children through social media, gaming platforms and messaging apps to coerce them into self-harm and sharing explicit content.
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Samaritaine is explicit about this positioning.
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The companies that survive this wave will stand for something unmistakable.
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The clinical system gave my family no pathway for thinking about his risk before his decline became unmistakable.
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Less than two years after an infant girl died of apparent starvation in Mesquite, the child's parents pleaded guilty to a lesser crime and received lengthy prison sentences.
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The Sox announced after the game that Sean Newcomb will be the opener Saturday in an apparent bullpen game.
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Emergency crews continue to assess the situation in different parts of the country, while authorities are expected to provide a clearer picture in the coming hours regarding material damage, injuries and possible fatalities.
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There’s clear evidence that some of the links between larger climate patterns in the atmosphere are being altered by climate change, Trenberth said.
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When asked what works to prevent the chaotic scenes that sometimes dominate news coverage, the youths had a straightforward answer.
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While embryo screening carries relatively less ethical baggage than embryo editing, even screening alone is not always ethically straightforward.
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Eiglarsh added that while the suffering of the families was evident throughout the trial, the defense successfully argued that the crash was a tragic accident.
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As part of this shift, Cuban officers are opting to train soldiers in guerrilla tactics rather than conventional warfare — a strategic departure corroborated by Cancian that is also evident in the footage.
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Both Kalshi and Polymarket argue that trading on their platforms is distinct from gambling.
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Schneider also has some distinct tattoos, including a cherry blossom on her right thigh, stylist scissors on her left inner forearm and a flower on the top of her left foot.
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“Unambiguous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unambiguous. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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