Thesaurus results for WIGGLE ROOM

wiggle room

noun

Definition of wiggle room next

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 The primary landing site for Artemis II is approximately 50 miles southwest of San Diego, however NASA has about 475 nautical miles of wiggle room to move the landing site farther offshore along the entry ground track to find better weather if needed. —

CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026 The trial will pit conflicting narratives advanced by Lively and Baldoni against each other, with little wiggle room in between. —

Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026 More are coming forward after a new advisory opinion from the Judicial Conference’s Committee on Codes of Conduct gave federal judges new wiggle room to speak out about the importance of the judiciary as threats and attacks surge. —

Ella Lee, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2026 And there’s no wiggle room for Miami to fumble two games against Washington and one on Sunday at Indiana, where the Heat was demolished earlier this season. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wiggle room

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Noun

She was dressed in slacks and sensible shoes and a coveted green apron.

— Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Many people waiting were dressed nicely, in sweaters embroidered with pearls and dress slacks.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026