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Recent Examples of vaguely
Xi could also refrain from pressing Kim on the issue of denuclearization of North Korea, and vaguely speak about peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.
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ABC News, 7 June 2026
Well-meaning or vaguely threatening?
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Like, vaguely mad at the mayor; don’t know who anybody is.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Everyone in the audience of this reading series looks vaguely familiar.
—Blythe Roberson, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
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ABC News, 7 June 2026
Well-meaning or vaguely threatening?
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Like, vaguely mad at the mayor; don’t know who anybody is.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Everyone in the audience of this reading series looks vaguely familiar.
—Blythe Roberson, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaguely
Adverb
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Going slightly lighter in the center and matching your overall skin tone at the outer edges creates a more natural, dimensional result.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 2026
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Stray electric and magnetic fields that can slightly disturb electrons have far less influence on the nucleus.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
Adverb
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What’s left at the Education Department Many of the program transfers have at least nominally kept the Education Department in charge of oversight and policy while moving everyday operations to the other agencies.—
Alia Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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All these shows are nominally about sports.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Adverb
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Next up were the Philadelphia 76ers, who were little more than a speed bump.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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For generations, Black South Africans lived under racist regimes that viewed them as little more than disposable cheap labor.—
Ryan Lenora Brown,
NPR,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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In an economy where wages are anchored to what compute would cost to replicate human work, human labor becomes economically marginal—not worthless, but negligibly small relative to the overall pie.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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In other words, the chin contributes negligibly to resisting chewing forces.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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This works tolerably well when a family is small and operating within a common frame of reference.—
Sharon Olson,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Finishes tolerably folded, right-side out.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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On the whole, the court performed that function decently.—
Noah Feldman,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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Norris and Piastri had performed decently throughout the Canadian GP weekend, with Norris taking second in the sprint race and Piastri bringing home fourth.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
Adverb
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Somehow, the shameless concept of tanking has become an acceptably mainstream idea like destination weddings and the Paleo diet.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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One-on-one gatherings are my preference, but no more than a group of maybe four people at a time would be acceptably comfortable for me.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
28 Nov. 2025
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“Vaguely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaguely. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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