vagueness

Definition of vaguenessnext

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Recent Examples of vagueness The vagueness of Carr’s post may be useful for his and Trump’s ongoing battle against the news media. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026 The council member then upbraided the SpaceX representative for the vagueness of some of her replies. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Word-of-mouth dies from vagueness more often than from distrust. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026 What erodes trust is vagueness, backtracking and the sense that someone is managing you rather than leveling with you. — Aleeza Gerstein, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026 Declare the state's rules void for vagueness under the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 The vagueness of the framework’s language could leave room for dispute, however, according to Johnson. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 25 July 2026 Olson raised concerns about the vagueness and enforceability of the law — an issue law enforcement brought forward when GOP lawmakers introduced the bill during this year’s legislative session. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2026 Or perhaps the vagueness stems from casting a mish-mash of Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Chinese and American actors. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vagueness
Noun
  • Most of the incidents in the series are verifiable, though when there’s ambiguity, Watkins tends to lean into the legend — as with the famous incident involving Cassius and the casting of his Olympic gold medal into the Ohio River.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The human acted as a contextual filter, quietly absorbing data ambiguity.
    — Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But the murkiness doesn’t last long in a production that achieves an admirable balance between objectivity and emotion, abstraction and representation.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Because of the legal murkiness, Pratte urges people to talk to an attorney before foregoing registration.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In the 100 years since his birth, and 60 since his death, generations of writers have found inspiration in his casual profundity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Affleck is clearly trying for something closer to poetry here, hoping the film’s visual splendor and its heightened dialogue would convey profundity.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Vagueness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vagueness. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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