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Recent Examples of vaguely
Made with lentil and potato flour and available in three varieties, their flavor reminds me vaguely of veggie straws—if veggie straws were ultra crunchy, chip-shaped, and coated in seasoning.
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Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
In this way, the bro construction exploits the vaguely negative connotations attached to masculinity in order to tar something else with the same brush.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
In a letter to shareholders accompanying the fourth quarter and full-year financials, WBD vaguely reiterated the latest in the two-suitors, one-deal situation.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Feb. 2026
Some exceptions are vaguely defined, opponents have argued.
—Jason Alatidd, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
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Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
In this way, the bro construction exploits the vaguely negative connotations attached to masculinity in order to tar something else with the same brush.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
In a letter to shareholders accompanying the fourth quarter and full-year financials, WBD vaguely reiterated the latest in the two-suitors, one-deal situation.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Feb. 2026
Some exceptions are vaguely defined, opponents have argued.
—Jason Alatidd, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaguely
Adverb
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Embrace the slightly dystopian vibe and buy a bag of pellets from one of the old-timey pioneer stores to hand-feed the furry descendants.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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By combining strontium doping and oxygen tuning, the team produced many slightly different versions of the material.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The raft of one-year deals Denver agreed to on Wednesday with players like TE Lucas Krull, DL Matt Henningsen and FB Adam Prentice will only move Denver’s cap space nominally.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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So that was nominally the notion again last season … only for Rice to be suspended for the first six games and miss the final three games of the season after suffering a concussion.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The work has been little short of all-consuming, given deep impacts upon their constituents, the small-business owners in their wards, their friends and their own families.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Torpedoes have changed little over the years in terms of their concept and their operation.—
James Dwyer,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In other words, the chin contributes negligibly to resisting chewing forces.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Moon, whose magnetic field is negligibly small, does not regulate itself in this fashion at all.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Finishes tolerably folded, right-side out.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Los Angeles played decently in his debut while losing to NHL-leading Colorado on Monday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Kings played decently in his debut while losing to NHL-leading Colorado on Monday.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 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 15 Mar. 2026.
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