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Recent Examples of unclarity
So two groups voted on perhaps the largest financial project in the city’s history with unclarity about its location.
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
This unclarity in motives is part of what contributes to skepticism about American interests here.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
Such regulatory unclarity adds risk to investing in Affirm’s growth story.
—David Trainer, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
This unclarity in motives is part of what contributes to skepticism about American interests here.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
Such regulatory unclarity adds risk to investing in Affirm’s growth story.
—David Trainer, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclarity
Noun
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While all three negatively impact both individual and organizational outcomes, researchers found that role ambiguity tended to be the most detrimental driver.—
Paula Davis,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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At the same time, each phase of progress has also revealed the ambiguity of tools that can cause harm when not oriented toward the good.—
Pope Leo XIV,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Scientific consensus is that this opaqueness is caused by hazy banks of clouds that are masking the atmospheres, but what kind of aerosol particles are in the clouds?—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 June 2026
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International humanitarian law mandates the principles of distinction, proportionality, and necessity, but the opaqueness of drone operations, particularly outside active battlefields, challenges these principles.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
Noun
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In that environment, opacity stops being a strategy and becomes a liability.—
Ivan Guzenko,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The end of the state legislative session in Albany reveals that once again secrecy and opacity were the norm as the public business was conducted out of sight from the public.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
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“Unclarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclarity. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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