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Recent Examples of unspecific
The remark, though unspecific, was not lost on advocates hoping to bolster the programs.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025
Biden, in delivering his stark warning about the course of power in the United States, was reserved, unspecific.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
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
Three months after calling off his summer tour with Crazy Horse due to an unspecific illness in the band, Neil Young returned to the concert stage Saturday evening at Farm Aid in Saratoga Springs, New York.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2024
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025
Biden, in delivering his stark warning about the course of power in the United States, was reserved, unspecific.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
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
Three months after calling off his summer tour with Crazy Horse due to an unspecific illness in the band, Neil Young returned to the concert stage Saturday evening at Farm Aid in Saratoga Springs, New York.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspecific
Adjective
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And not just vague signs, actual amyloid plaques and tau tangles, the same hallmarks seen in human patients.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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A lot of people bounce through the system because these symptoms are so vague.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One of the bigger headlines going into Saturday has been the ambiguous departure of Auburn captain and running back Damari Alston.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
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How this will work in practice is also ambiguous, as well as who will keep the peace.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Alternative investments are appropriate only for eligible, long-term investors who are willing to forgo liquidity and put capital at risk for an indefinite period of time.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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The automaker placed 900 workers on indefinite layoff at Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas City, Kansas, where the Bolt is slated for production.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 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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But both the text and the history of Article II are far more equivocal than the current Court has been suggesting.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Western blot: If the ELISA is positive or equivocal, this more specific test is used to help confirm the presence of Lyme antibodies.—
Matthew Binnicker,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Unspecific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspecific. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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