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Recent Examples of vaguely
According to David Asp of the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University, newspaper editors and reporters were regularly arrested for various reasons, including speaking against the draft or writing statements that the government viewed as being pro-South or vaguely anti-Union.
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Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Fushman went to grade school in Germany with Hamid’s sister, and the two knew of each other vaguely.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
Viewers hoping for a sober, even vaguely honest look at the behind-the-scenes life of the president’s third wife should lower their expectations now.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
The film’s opening stretch whizzes along as Charli — a natural, engaging actor — is dragged from one banal, vaguely embarrassing meeting or negotiation to another, sketchy vignettes usually punctuated at their close by Charli putting on her dark sunglasses and retreating back inward.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
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Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Fushman went to grade school in Germany with Hamid’s sister, and the two knew of each other vaguely.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
Viewers hoping for a sober, even vaguely honest look at the behind-the-scenes life of the president’s third wife should lower their expectations now.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
The film’s opening stretch whizzes along as Charli — a natural, engaging actor — is dragged from one banal, vaguely embarrassing meeting or negotiation to another, sketchy vignettes usually punctuated at their close by Charli putting on her dark sunglasses and retreating back inward.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaguely
Adverb
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One of my favorite spots was the Social Club, which carries a refined, slightly speakeasy feel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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March brings with it the prospect of longer, lighter days (thank you, Daylight Savings), slightly warmer weather, and overall happier moods.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
21 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Even in the nominally slow movement, which McKay managed to make both songful and and buoyant, this is happy music.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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In Maduro’s Venezuela, elections – at least nominally – would be held almost every year.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Shares were little changed on Wednesday after earlier falling about 5%.—
Reuters
Wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Stock futures are little changed this morning after all three major averages posted gains to start the week.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 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
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Finishes tolerably folded, right-side out.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
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Heating up to 200 square feet, this space heater works to warm a home office as well as decently sized living room.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Nightingale has had a decently long journey to the screen, beginning with TriStar’s move to lock down film rights in 2015, with Ann Peacock coming on to write and Cantillon to produce.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 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 23 Feb. 2026.
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