as in ambiguousness
the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning
the ambiguity of the clairvoyant's messages from the deceased allowed the grieving relatives to interpret them however they wished
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Kingsnorth likes that ambiguity — some viewers see scales, others veins or tree bark.
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Morgan Meier, Curbed, 14 Dec. 2024
Trump, though, has taken that ambiguity to another level.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
The great efficacy of such a threat lies not in its use but entirely in the threat, the ambiguity.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
All of humankind’s dualities and ambiguities are the dualities and ambiguities that exist in these characters.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Morgan Meier, Curbed, 14 Dec. 2024
Trump, though, has taken that ambiguity to another level.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
The great efficacy of such a threat lies not in its use but entirely in the threat, the ambiguity.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
All of humankind’s dualities and ambiguities are the dualities and ambiguities that exist in these characters.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Ambiguity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambiguity. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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