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as in ambiguous
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
made nebulous references to some major changes the future may hold
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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
could just make out the nebulous outline of a fishing shack in the dense fog
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Recent Examples of nebulous
Employers who claimed the ERC under the more nebulous governmental order test should therefore expect more difficulties and delays in proving their claims.
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Matthew Roberts, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The committee doesn’t yet exist, but already Musk has used his presence on X and this new government-adjacent, if nebulous, position to dictate policy.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
Stakeholders must navigate a web of nebulous features, varying accuracy figures and wide-ranging prices.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
For the first time since the end of the Cold War, Pyongyang is not a pariah state and has reliable foreign backers—great powers driven not by some nebulous ideology but by cold, pragmatic, long-term calculations.
—Andrei Lankov, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
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Matthew Roberts, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The committee doesn’t yet exist, but already Musk has used his presence on X and this new government-adjacent, if nebulous, position to dictate policy.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
Stakeholders must navigate a web of nebulous features, varying accuracy figures and wide-ranging prices.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
For the first time since the end of the Cold War, Pyongyang is not a pariah state and has reliable foreign backers—great powers driven not by some nebulous ideology but by cold, pragmatic, long-term calculations.
—Andrei Lankov, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nebulous
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Below, Gersten opens up about her reaction to Anderson’s casting, the meaning behind the purposefully ambiguous ending, Curtis’ memorable dance number, and more.—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
11 Jan. 2025
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When a statute is ambiguous, Congress has left a gap for the agency to fill.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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The designation is so broad and vague that ranches in Texas or farms in California could be swept up by the penalties if their employees send remittances to family members in Mexico who are involved in organized crime.—
Maria Abi-Habib,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Kelley Black has emphatically denied the charges cited in the school board’s 10-page report, calling them vague, false and misleading and suggesting that politics is playing a role in the board’s action.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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Both Trista and Ryan were in the news over the summer after Ryan posted cryptic messages on his Instagram account.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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Then, a hacker breaks in, posts a cryptic message, and triggers Wentworth's expanding investigation into a global struggle over truth and information.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
16 Jan. 2025
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Imagine walking more than 60 miles through a deadly jungle, your children by your side, clinging to the faint hope of safety and a better future.—
Chris Shue,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Some voiced faint hope that President-elect Donald Trump would support their cause; others accused China’s Communist Party of infiltrating South Korea’s news media.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Both parties have spent much of the 21st century using what had been obscure procedural tactics to delay or slowly derail presidential nominees for Cabinet posts, regulatory agency boards and federal judgeships.—
Ed O'Keefe,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2025
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The recent wildfires shine a spotlight on an obscure firefighting charity.—
Hunter Clauss,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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After the multiple reports of the train delays, a first responder at the apartment building said over radio that there was burned food in a second-floor apartment and a slight hazy smoke on the second floor.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
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In the 2010s, when people were coming and buying four-packs of hazy I.P.A. for $16, $18, $20 directly from breweries, that was a very lucrative time.—
Terence McGinley,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Share [Findings] Juvenile Japanese eels can escape from the stomachs of dark sleepers by pushing their tails back through the fish’s esophagus and out its gills.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Hughes Fire broke out in the late morning and within hours charred more than 15 square miles of trees and brush, sending up plumes of dark smoke near Lake Castaic, a popular recreation area about 40 miles from the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires that are burning for a third week.—
Marcio Jose Sanchez,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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The mysterious news promised by the Grammy winner was initially set to go live on Tuesday (Jan. 14).—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Read more Map shows LeBron James' home surrounded by Los Angeles fires Bill Skarsgård's mysterious Count Orlok unveiled in new look at Nosferatu California wildfires push insurance crisis to 'new level' Newsweek has contacted PomegranateDry4848 comment via Reddit.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Nebulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nebulous. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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