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Recent Examples of unspecific
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.
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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
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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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
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
Adjective
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This Earth sign can be quite the perfectionist, preferring order and discernment over anything remotely vague and careless.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Detainees can be held indefinitely without charges, often based on vague suspicion, anonymous tips, or looks alone.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The first three episodes currently streaming on Paramount+ reveal that the Tiva dynamic remains as ambiguous as ever.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Sep. 2025
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The term has become both expansive and ambiguous.—
Lauren Buitta,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Like some of the ambush drones recently seen in Ukraine, Viper can have small solar cells, powering its sensors and communications for an indefinite period, as well as slowly recharging the battery.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Another is that the 44-year-old Bukele—now armed with a supermajority in Congress and a Supreme Court packed with allies—has amended the constitution to allow for the indefinite re-election of the President, presumably him.—
Christopher Sabatini,
Time,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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 9 Sep. 2025.
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