1
as in vague
not expressed in precise terms
their suggestion for correcting the problem is a bit unclear
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as in faint
not seen or understood clearly
obtained at best an unclear glimpse of the rarely seen bird from across the road
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Recent Examples of unclear
What led up to her disappearance remains unclear.
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Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Though the future of bills governing electric bikes and scooters is still unclear, Williams said this legislative cycle has been the first time in years that those with concerns about e-bikes have felt heard.
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Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
The nature of the breach and its impact on residents is unclear.
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Taylor Croft,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
Whether this marks a lasting shift or a fluke is unclear.
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Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Though the future of bills governing electric bikes and scooters is still unclear, Williams said this legislative cycle has been the first time in years that those with concerns about e-bikes have felt heard.
—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
The nature of the breach and its impact on residents is unclear.
—
Taylor Croft,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
Whether this marks a lasting shift or a fluke is unclear.
—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclear
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Acting on such vague forecasts, like shorting Bitcoin, carries immense risk due to its volatility.
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But the movie never seems to have a grip on its hero’s moral code; despite urging Ruthye not to kill the villain, Kara’s outlook on her own use of lethal force remains frustratingly vague.
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Single dishes tend to be more sensitive and able to pick up faint radio waves from deeper in the cosmos, but radio arrays with many dishes tend to capture much sharper images.
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However, this new research showed that these point sources, including pulsars, would be extremely faint, and that is good news for scientists who favor annihilating dark matter as the cause of these gamma rays.
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Rubio met with Gulf Arab leaders in Bahrain on Thursday in an effort to assuage their concerns over certain terms of the MOU, including the ambiguous language around the management of the Strait of Hormuz.
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With one, everything the best-performing agent learns is written into a layer for the next—how to handle a difficult customer, which exception patterns resolved cleanly, what an ambiguous edge case meant for the business.
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Greenberg tried his best to ignore an irritating ankle injury that had plagued him the last couple of weeks and grimaced under the hazy sunlight as the pitcher, probably 20 or more years his junior, stared him down.
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In the private ward in the maternity wing, everything is quiet, all the surfaces immaculate and clean as if nothing at all has happened, your mother still hazy with the blur of oxytocin and carbetocin, staring out the open window.
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“Unclear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclear. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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