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Recent Examples of vaguely
Anyone who even vaguely follows anime knows that the beginning of a new season is hectic.
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
Some of the specimens look highly similar to cambroernids—animals that looked vaguely similar to modern-day sea cucumbers—which have previously only been dated to the Cambrian.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
Has Chris Pratt — who likewise seems to lean vaguely conservative — ever received the level of nuclear blowback Sweeney did?
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
The only commonalities the two shared were vaguely in shape, with the four-door GT getting up to 100 mph effortlessly, with virtually no exterior noise.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
Some of the specimens look highly similar to cambroernids—animals that looked vaguely similar to modern-day sea cucumbers—which have previously only been dated to the Cambrian.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
Has Chris Pratt — who likewise seems to lean vaguely conservative — ever received the level of nuclear blowback Sweeney did?
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
The only commonalities the two shared were vaguely in shape, with the four-door GT getting up to 100 mph effortlessly, with virtually no exterior noise.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaguely
Adverb
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While the broader luxury market has cooled slightly compared to last year, these high-end pockets are playing by a different set of rules.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
11 Apr. 2026
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If fingerprints or grease are still there, try a slightly stronger method, but stay gentle.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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At the time, while the Zhou royal house nominally ruled the Central Plains, their vassal states competed with one another for resources.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Though the race is nominally nonpartisan, the candidates have received endorsements from political figures.—
Gaby Vinick,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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In 2024, at least three cases of life-threatening anaphylactic reactions were reported in Georgia, making this little (and little-known) insect a growing problem.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2026
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In killing Direct File, the administration insisted that the program had been little used and expensive to operate.—
Binyamin Appelbaum,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 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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Finishes tolerably folded, right-side out.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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To get it through a decently tight slalom section, move the wheel from horizontal to little less than 90-degrees and repeat.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2026
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Slash to appear post-birth-disappearance decently alert at hard taco brunch with other adults who have been wondering about you, as in about your wholeness as a person—then boob communications from a baby not even present arrive.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 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 14 Apr. 2026.
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