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 Kate is game to try, so Billie asks her to get the ball rolling to meet with Trowbridge and offer him some wiggle room, because Grace is willing to overlook his behavior the previous day. Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025 The 2015 defense had inside-out pass rush that gave quarterbacks little wiggle room in the pocket. Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 The full withdrawal of the Israeli military is contingent on Hamas’ disarmament, according to the agreement, leaving some wiggle room for Netanyahu to say Israel still has the freedom to resume fighting. Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025 Gardeners in milder climates have more wiggle room when installing season extenders, but getting row covers, mulch, and frost protection in place a little early never hurts. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wiggle room
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Noun
  • Under normal conditions, the BLS on Tuesday would have reported its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, a measure that Federal Reserve officials watch closely for indications of slack in the jobs market.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
  • That has forced fewer service providers to handle more cases to pick up that slack, leaving many feeling overworked and helpless.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The big story Sipping coffee in a café surrounded by Singapore’s skyline, Anshuman Magazine of real estate services firm CBRE told me that global capability centers (GCCs) accounted for 38% of office space demand in India in the third quarter.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
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    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Wiggle room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiggle%20room. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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