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Recent Examples of unspecific
Some of the things listed are extremely unspecific.
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 28 June 2024
Vague, kid-friendly proclamations about giving a little love to change the world were exchanged for lyrics depicting a more mature, albeit still unspecific, approach to romance.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
Initial symptoms are unspecific, including fever, headache, malaise, chills, joint pain, nausea, and vomiting.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2024
But he was forced to call off his tour with Crazy Horse at the halfway point due to an unspecific illness in the band.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 28 June 2024
Vague, kid-friendly proclamations about giving a little love to change the world were exchanged for lyrics depicting a more mature, albeit still unspecific, approach to romance.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
Initial symptoms are unspecific, including fever, headache, malaise, chills, joint pain, nausea, and vomiting.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2024
But he was forced to call off his tour with Crazy Horse at the halfway point due to an unspecific illness in the band.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspecific
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Stories come to life only through concrete, sensory details, but my father only spoke in vague and abstract terms.—
Margot Singer
July 9,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
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Though vague, Galvin said case law suggests reasonable means that the rules are consistent with the culture and character of the type of community.—
Nora O’Neill
July 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 July 2025
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In fact, she was designed to be ethnically ambiguous for that reason, suggested Carlos Cortés, professor emeritus in history at UC Riverside, who consulted the creative team.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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Emojis in texts: More than just fun, a tool for connection While emojis can sometimes be ambiguous or misunderstood, especially in sarcastic or complex conversations, their overall impact is positive.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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The budget proposal transfers permanent supportive housing money to a short-term housing initiative, which does not subsidize indefinite lodging for formerly homeless people with disabilities.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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SpaceX had to fix an oxygen leak in its rocket, then NASA put the crew’s visit on indefinite hold while monitoring repairs to longtime air leaks on the Russian side of the space station.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
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Douglas argued that the U.S. Constitution allows for several inexplicit rights, all of which flow from other protections explicitly stated in the document.—
Alexandra M. Lord,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2022
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Its particular target at that particular church on that particular morning remains the gesture’s one inexplicit feature.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
5 Apr. 2021
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And yet, by the time of Borlaug’s death, his accomplishments were looking increasingly equivocal.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Trump himself has been equivocal about whether the US should defend Taiwan, has threatened to withdraw troops from US allies like South Korea and Japan as leverage in trade talks, and the US military has actually moved some valuable military resources out of East Asia.—
Joshua Keating,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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“Unspecific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspecific. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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