as in slightly
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Recent Examples of vaguely
Chief among the newcomers is Meow Wolf, which conjures fantastical, dreamlike places vaguely reminiscent of real ones.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025
The bruised, crisp, and vaguely Lynchian texture of the images, however, is worlds removed from Panahi’s usual aesthetic.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
At best, Darth Vader parrots vaguely Vaderish lines (boasting of the power of the Force, and so forth), but of course, Fortnite players quickly managed to make Vader break character and say something offensive.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
One vaguely remembers being spellbound by a feature about blind people surviving a plane crash and making their way down a mountain.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025
The bruised, crisp, and vaguely Lynchian texture of the images, however, is worlds removed from Panahi’s usual aesthetic.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
At best, Darth Vader parrots vaguely Vaderish lines (boasting of the power of the Force, and so forth), but of course, Fortnite players quickly managed to make Vader break character and say something offensive.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
One vaguely remembers being spellbound by a feature about blind people surviving a plane crash and making their way down a mountain.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaguely
little
Adverb
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But for five years after the Brexit vote, the country’s trade changed little.—
Jonathan Haskel,
Foreign Affairs,
10 June 2025
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Last year at least three cases of life-threatening anaphylactic reactions were reported in Georgia, making this little (and little-known) insect a growing problem.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
9 June 2025
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“Vaguely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaguely. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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