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Recent Examples of vagueness
The students on campus, with little information and more than enough vagueness to envision the worst, did just that.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Esenin-Volpin’s work was a call for a new kind of mathematics that could, in some sense, tolerate vagueness.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
And yet the vagueness is part of what makes the song endure.
—Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Thinking back on her job-hunting days, Slayer Public Relations founder Lindsay Kirsh said vagueness about pay was always off-putting.
—Kat Boogaard, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
What makes the legislation especially harmful, Ziegler said, is its vagueness.
—Sophia Paffenroth, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Details about the project are scant, but for someone like Kéré, that provisional vagueness would represent an opportunity.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
Starmer’s vagueness may be a measure of the lack of good options that US allies have to spur Iran to reopen the strait.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Aspects of Beck and Jo’s story could be clearer, although the vagueness works, to an extent, as a reflection of how Beck has pushed aside her grief over her father, and how raw the wounds still are.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Esenin-Volpin’s work was a call for a new kind of mathematics that could, in some sense, tolerate vagueness.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
And yet the vagueness is part of what makes the song endure.
—Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Thinking back on her job-hunting days, Slayer Public Relations founder Lindsay Kirsh said vagueness about pay was always off-putting.
—Kat Boogaard, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
What makes the legislation especially harmful, Ziegler said, is its vagueness.
—Sophia Paffenroth, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Details about the project are scant, but for someone like Kéré, that provisional vagueness would represent an opportunity.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
Starmer’s vagueness may be a measure of the lack of good options that US allies have to spur Iran to reopen the strait.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Aspects of Beck and Jo’s story could be clearer, although the vagueness works, to an extent, as a reflection of how Beck has pushed aside her grief over her father, and how raw the wounds still are.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vagueness
Noun
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The power of its clarity or ambiguity.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Part of the concern has to do with the ethical ambiguities surrounding the project.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The Cubs did not officially make a roster move to add Riley to their active roster because of the murkiness of whether the game would be played.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Mahan and Villaraigosa are the only two Democrats who have publicly called to roll back regulations on the state’s oil and gas market, illustrating the political murkiness at the nexus of California’s climate and affordability challenges.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When the profundity of the moment resists words, only the physical release of emotions will do.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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His practical advice fares better than both his theories and his pallid attempts at profundity.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Vagueness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vagueness. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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