wiggle room

as in slack
an allowable margin of freedom or variation the language of the contract is vague and leaves too much wiggle room

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Recent Examples of wiggle room Between tuition, textbooks, and beer, there isn’t always a lot of wiggle room in the budget. Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 20 Aug. 2025 Switching models midseason, as New England did after signing Turner, freed up additional GAM and gave the club more wiggle room to strengthen its roster. Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025 This alternative to denim gives her outfits a more polished aesthetic and ample wiggle room thanks to the elastic waistband. Izzy Baskette, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025 Trump has sent mixed signals about whether there is still wiggle room to negotiate those rates. Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 13 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for wiggle room
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Noun
  • When things inevitably fall through the cracks, internal HR teams have to intervene and pick up the slack.
    Anant Agarwal, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • His numbers across the board are down, and Brandon Marsh and Max Kepler simply have not picked up the slack.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • His new contract follows that of cornerback DaRon Bland, who signed a four-year, $92 million extension after the team opened up cap space by trading Parsons to the Green Bay Packers for defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first round draft picks.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Familiar features will include the Magic Edge cantilevered dining pods – Edge Series ships feature the iconic Magic Carpet, a multi-use space that seems to float over open water – and Infinite Verandas.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Wiggle room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiggle%20room. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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