as in unreadable
incapable of being read or deciphered
illegible signatures on the petition will be disregarded
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Recent Examples of illegible
Photos from the scene show the tombstone broken into multiple pieces, its iconic inscription now illegible.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Without these keys, any data that could potentially land in a breach is nothing but illegible noise to nosy onlookers.
—Matthias Pfau, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
My small chronos with similarly elaborate timing scales are pretty much illegible anyways.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
The parcels containing those items will have become undeliverable for a number of reasons, including that the address is inadequate or illegible, or that the person may have moved or there is no return address.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Without these keys, any data that could potentially land in a breach is nothing but illegible noise to nosy onlookers.
—Matthias Pfau, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
My small chronos with similarly elaborate timing scales are pretty much illegible anyways.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
The parcels containing those items will have become undeliverable for a number of reasons, including that the address is inadequate or illegible, or that the person may have moved or there is no return address.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
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But Oscar-winning producer Dede Gardner told them the script was unreadable in that format.Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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With over 17 million pieces of mail and packages, some virtually unreadable due to being discarded and left to rot, these women were shipped overseas from America to sort it all out.Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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In 2019, creative director Michael Goldberg stumbled upon an obscure website reference to Luna Luna, and spearheaded the effort to resurrect the art-adventure park, enlisting Canadian rapper, singer, and actor Drake, who invested $100 million with his entertainment company, DreamCrew.Natasha Gural, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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In between catchy dances and obscure trends, TikTok has become a life-changing platform for many.Sara Belcher, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Most of the original characters returned, but often briefly, and/or in indecipherable subplots.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
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This relentless, sometimes neurotic-seeming pursuit of clarity has had the ironic effect of rendering much of contemporary philosophy nearly indecipherable to outsiders.Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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These include detailed observations of the super-heated plasma that fills the space between galaxies — known as the intracluster medium — and faint light emitted by a nearby supernova remnant.Victoria Corless, Space.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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The early fixtures are pretty low-key, although there is the faint whiff of a prospective upset with League One Peterborough against increasingly beleaguered Everton.Nick Miller, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Hinton then offered an extremely detailed scientific explanation of why that's the case -- an explanation that would be undecipherable to anyone but an AI creator like himself.Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
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When the Giants finally chose Kadarius Toney, a wide receiver from the University of Florida, with the 20th pick in the N.F.L. draft, the team’s fans in Cleveland took a good 10 seconds to start a slow clap, mouthing undecipherable questions beneath their masks.New York Times, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2021
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Whether this is something the Trump administration will support remains unclear.Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
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Drone restrictions sparked by a spate of mysterious sightings across New Jersey are set to expire this weekend — even though their origins still remain unclear.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Illegible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illegible. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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