1
as in vague
not expressed in precise terms
their suggestion for correcting the problem is a bit unclear
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2
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
The cookies were tested because another student felt sick – though the cause of that illness was unclear.
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Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
The status of the other crew member in the two-seater fighter jet is unclear.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
But the scope of the problem Petzke described to the committee remains unclear even after Little signed the bill into law.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026
That means the subpoenas aren’t moving forward, and the status of the investigation is unclear.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
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Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
The status of the other crew member in the two-seater fighter jet is unclear.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
But the scope of the problem Petzke described to the committee remains unclear even after Little signed the bill into law.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026
That means the subpoenas aren’t moving forward, and the status of the investigation is unclear.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclear
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This year, the administration’s budget proposal doesn’t include a hard deadline for phasing out SLS and Orion, just the vaguer request to look for commercial alternatives.—
Sana Pashankar,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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There’s just sort of vague purple-ish themes throughout the special.—
Deputy Entertainment,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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While attempting to catch them, officers heard a faint sound coming from a drainage pipe beneath them.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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To find them, scientists developed advanced computational methods that sift through massive datasets, using algorithms to scan millions of faint light sources and test billions of possible motion paths to pinpoint the slow, subtle movements of these distant worlds.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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Obliterated it, which is not an ambiguous term.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Samuel Dic Sum Lai, a PhD candidate at the University of London, has dedicated his studies to chronicling the ambiguous history and culture of these restaurants.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Hole was a place where a mother was blind, deaf, and utterly disconnected to her previous life, the concepts of career and friendship and exercise and positive reinforcement just hazy memories of a distant realm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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Article continues below Star clusters and dimmer nebulas are visible threaded through the galactic plane, while the Large Magellanic Cloud — a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way — appears as a hazy patch of light to the bottom right of the shot.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Unclear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclear. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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