as in chaotic
having no definite or recognizable form
amorphous lumps of clay magically transformed by a skilled potter's hands into works of art
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Recent Examples of amorphous
The show even made its debut at the Venice Film Festival, further underlining the increasingly amorphous delineation between the small and silver screen.
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
The effect, combined with the amorphous light and dark shapes emanating from the screen was mesmeric.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Behavior change is often talked about as an amorphous blob.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 23 Sep. 2024
Inclusion is not a vague amorphous concept—distinct behavioral competencies can be measured to identify developmental needs and close via training and coaching.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
The effect, combined with the amorphous light and dark shapes emanating from the screen was mesmeric.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Behavior change is often talked about as an amorphous blob.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 23 Sep. 2024
Inclusion is not a vague amorphous concept—distinct behavioral competencies can be measured to identify developmental needs and close via training and coaching.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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The chaotic summer of George Floyd protests, violent crime, and COVID-19 lockdowns are increasingly associated with the Left, even if Trump was president at the time.W. James Antle III, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
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Having studied the chaotic aftermath of the 2020 election, both were now eying plans to disrupt each of the procedural steps between Election Day and the Inauguration, such as the December 11th deadline for each state to ascertain a winner, and the December 17th meeting of each state’s electors.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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Here, those words are embroidered across the front of an unstructured, six-panel canvas ball cap in a typeface design created by Elisa Wong to brand the L.A. Times’ plants coverage.Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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But the unstructured and informal nature of tips also creates problems with fairness among workers.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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When a public figure sits across from a podcast host to embark on a purportedly shapeless, stream-of-consciousness chat suffused with crude jokes and senseless tangents, an odd alchemy occurs: the speakers begin to sound like pals bantering at a pre-game, with the listener as a silent confidant.Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
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Their few internal organs drift freely in their shapeless bodies, which lack even a digestive tract.Rohini Subrahmanyam, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2024
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There is clearly some strife between Ben and Louise, unresolved tension that is often exacerbated by Ben’s unemployment, along with his tendency to be a formless wet blanket.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
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Read: When growing up happens in a single conversation That loose sensibility does yield a film that can feel somewhat formless, playing like an eclectic album of snapshots from Chris’s life rather than a cohesive whole.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2024
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One is weather, with an as-yet unformed hurricane, which will be named Helene, likely to graze Florida's space coast later this week.Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024
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Then, as now, the old international system was unraveling while a new world order remained unformed.Judd Devermont, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
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There is a fuzzy line between healthy and unhealthy digital consumption.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
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It’s lined with a fuzzy wool blend that will keep your feet warm and cozy while commuting to work or window shopping in the cold, and its fluffy sheepskin detailing adds a touch of fashionable flair.Averi Baudler, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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There are vague references to Wyler’s work in Kabul and Beirut and her concerns for Afghan women after the U.S. withdrew from the country.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Donald Trump’s housing proposals are vague and sometimes nonsensical.Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2024
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There is a wealth of knowledge and experience here to sift through and, at times, the film’s editing leaves these individual’s offerings unshaped or unclear.Sarah-Tai Black, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
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It’s by far the album’s worst song, and the one that feels most unshaped by Max Martin’s touch.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2021
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“Amorphous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amorphous. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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