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 Importantly, this guidance bakes in the level of reinvestment needed to direct the company back toward topline growth, while still giving it enough wiggle room to beat its earnings target, Modi said. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 26 June 2025 When tying stems to supports, allow enough wiggle room for the stem to continue growing. Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2025 Where the legislature could have wiggle room, that opinion states, is in enacting changes to the procedure by which accusations against judges and prosecutors are tried. Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 26 July 2025 Even with an annual update to macOS built around WWDC announcements and a fall release, Apple has some wiggle room. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for wiggle room
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiggle room
Noun
  • So when an auction is slow, the Fed picks up the slack.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Tesla is lower by about 17% in 2025, hurt by rising competition and slack demand.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Anderson brought the buyer and seller together in like-minded negotiation, with the new owners committed to fully restoring Bull Head Lodge back to its original state and the desire to share the space as a preserved artifact with the arts community once that is complete.
    Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Estate sales are typically large cleanouts of entire homes, businesses, rental properties, or office spaces, where everything must be sold.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2025

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

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