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Recent Examples of vaguely
The opening introduces her character aglow in red light, complemented by a narrated monologue, vaguely written but delivered as pure, possibly suicidal despair.
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
This look was vaguely inspired by Lainey Wilson's 2023 CMA outfit, a black Carolina Herrera strapless jumpsuit with dramatic bell-bottom flares.
—Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 9 Oct. 2025
Borrowing from the flamboyance of the New Romantics, the edginess of punks and the melancholic themes in their music, goth makeup was dark, vampiric, and vaguely dangerous—an aesthetic music fans copied when gathering at goth haunts like the Batcave in London.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
During their nighttime search, researchers found three vaguely unfamiliar-looking frogs in a stream, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
This look was vaguely inspired by Lainey Wilson's 2023 CMA outfit, a black Carolina Herrera strapless jumpsuit with dramatic bell-bottom flares.
—Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 9 Oct. 2025
Borrowing from the flamboyance of the New Romantics, the edginess of punks and the melancholic themes in their music, goth makeup was dark, vampiric, and vaguely dangerous—an aesthetic music fans copied when gathering at goth haunts like the Batcave in London.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
During their nighttime search, researchers found three vaguely unfamiliar-looking frogs in a stream, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaguely
Adverb
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The slightly older cohort of Gen Zers enjoyed thousands more open roles and half the competition that their peers face today.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Add the white and pale green scallion pieces, cooking and stirring occasionally until the scallions are slightly charred, about 3 minutes.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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This way, a household that reports nominally higher income — but not an increase in buying power — doesn’t tip over into a higher tax.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
22 Oct. 2025
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Even with nominally neutral districts, Republicans only have about 17% of California’s House seats despite 38% of state voters backing Trump in 2024.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Stock futures were little changed Monday evening following a big rally to start the week.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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While Nexperia is little known outside the industry, its site says the company has more than 6,000 products qualified for use in automobiles, and shipments of 110 billion of its products annually.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Chicken farming contributes non-negligibly to Earth’s greenhouse gas emissions, albeit less so than the beef and lamb industries.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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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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There are decently unsettling moments as Mia’s quest leads her to poke around a decrepit former amusement park, the empty prison and other sites.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Legion Space has come a long way and decently emulates a console experience.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Others had difficulties getting the seat and water to remain at acceptably warm temperatures.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Vaguely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaguely. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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