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Recent Examples of unspecific
Biden, in delivering his stark warning about the course of power in the United States, was reserved, unspecific.
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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
Some of the things listed are extremely unspecific.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 28 June 2024
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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
Some of the things listed are extremely unspecific.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 28 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspecific
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Harris left her political future up in the air, providing vague details about her plans going forward.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Sep. 2025
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The college did not advertise the underlying purpose of the land transfer ahead of Tuesday’s vote, posting only a vague agenda describing plans to convey unnamed property to Florida’s Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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Total repatriations When examining total repatriations — people returned to their country of origin — a more ambiguous picture emerges.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Whereas many tech deals are conducted in equity of ambiguous value, this one was done in cold, hard cash, though the product itself is by no means a sure bet.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
24 Sep. 2025
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The home functions not only as a symbolic site for intimate matters, but also as an indefinite space that could exist anywhere in the world, reflecting the sense of estrangement many people feel when moving abroad, far from their country of origin.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Even Carr, who initially seemed to celebrate Jimmy Kimmel Live’s indefinite hiatus, attempted to walk back the idea that the FCC had been responsible.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
24 Sep. 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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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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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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“Unspecific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspecific. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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