as in slightly
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In a city now overrun with members’ clubs—for the uptown set, the downtown set, the Euro set, the creative set, and the vaguely jet set—a quiet force discreetly unites their male members: master barber Katy Walsh.
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Air Mail, 12 July 2025
In the movie, the former is designed along the lines of a former Soviet state, while the latter seems to be vaguely West Asian, though its people speak with American accents.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Despite its title, however, SWAG is free of any sounds even vaguely reminiscent of the ringtone era.
—Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 11 July 2025
The mountain of fries exudes an air of luxury, threatening to spill from the top, showered in Parmesan cheese and smelling vaguely of truffles.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
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Air Mail, 12 July 2025
In the movie, the former is designed along the lines of a former Soviet state, while the latter seems to be vaguely West Asian, though its people speak with American accents.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Despite its title, however, SWAG is free of any sounds even vaguely reminiscent of the ringtone era.
—Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 11 July 2025
The mountain of fries exudes an air of luxury, threatening to spill from the top, showered in Parmesan cheese and smelling vaguely of truffles.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaguely
little
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Imports from these regions were little changed, rising 0.08% and 0.41%, respectively.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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Key Takeaways Earnings season begins; banks and Netflix headline this week’s reports CPI, PPI, retail data and tariffs may influence markets Markets digest tariff news faster, but inflation risk still looms With little in the way of economic or earnings data, stocks were little changed last week.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Vaguely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaguely. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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