vaguely

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Recent Examples of vaguely What that also means is that anyone vaguely familiar with Judah Weston has probably only heard a few seconds of his music. Lei Takanashi, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026 The patterning is stored in a large-scale data structure loosely based on aspects of human wetware (vaguely like our brains), implemented as an artificial neural network (ANN). Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Even being a vaguely credible contender to the extent that England are (two semi-finals and one quarter-final in the past three tournaments) feels so distant for these three nations. Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026 But the most expensive plastic surgery today is seamless, vaguely Gnostic, suggestive of complex secret knowledge. Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for vaguely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaguely
Adverb
  • Let the cake cool slightly, for about 15 minutes, before drizzling the pudding over the top.
    Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
  • But if the answer waivers even slightly, this month will act like a wakeup call and remind you to seize the day.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • So Google is essentially acknowledging in this FAQ that its mobile services are being used and nominally supported in these places.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
  • Lawmakers would decide whether to make elections partisan or nominally nonpartisan, and whether to elect all justices statewide or to split up the state into geographic districts, which would likely be drawn by lawmakers.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Adverb
  • So even if payroll reports turn anemic, don’t expect the Federal Reserve to come to the rescue because the jobless rate will still be little changed.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Sony Group stock was trading little changed in Tokyo, compared to the previous day, after the earnings results were released.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Adverb
  • 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
  • In other words, the chin contributes negligibly to resisting chewing forces.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • The Sky fell, but tolerably so.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • This works tolerably well when a family is small and operating within a common frame of reference.
    Sharon Olson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Adverb
  • The entrance opens next to the living room, which is decently proportioned for such a compact model.
    Adam Williams July 09, New Atlas, 9 July 2026
  • The pair of shotgun-style bedrooms right off the entry are decently sized and come with closets, in addition to being separated by the bathroom.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 6 July 2026
Adverb
  • Those who answered acceptably were invited to in-person tryouts.
    Eric Nager, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026
  • 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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“Vaguely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaguely. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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