as in general
relating to the main elements and not to specific details
his criticism of the picture is fairly nonspecific, but he clearly doesn't like it
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Recent Examples of nonspecific
Be Specific, Not Generic One of the quickest ways to fade into the background during an interview is to give vague, nonspecific answers.
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Mark Murphy, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
The symptoms are nonspecific, and there is no formal diagnosis or method to reach a diagnosis.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 11 Oct. 2024
In many healthy adults, pertussis may be limited to a lingering cough, while older children may only show nonspecific symptoms, such as a runny nose and a cough, Muñoz adds.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
This results in an oppression utterly devoid of context, so nonspecific as to be nothing.
—Caitlin Penzeymoog, Vox, 7 Oct. 2024
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Mark Murphy, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
The symptoms are nonspecific, and there is no formal diagnosis or method to reach a diagnosis.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 11 Oct. 2024
In many healthy adults, pertussis may be limited to a lingering cough, while older children may only show nonspecific symptoms, such as a runny nose and a cough, Muñoz adds.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
This results in an oppression utterly devoid of context, so nonspecific as to be nothing.
—Caitlin Penzeymoog, Vox, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonspecific
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Along with groups focused specifically on addiction and the 12 step program, the nonprofit hosts a general recovery group that welcomes those struggling with anything from depression to anger to being overworked.—
Graham P. Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Detroit Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres expressed surprise after New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman brought up how Torres wasn’t open to moving to third base last season.—
Brendan Kuty,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Maryland improved to 20-6 overall and 10-5 in the Big Ten and reached 10 wins in the conference for only the second time in the last five years (11-9 in 2022-23, coach Kevin Willard’s first season).—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Feb. 2025
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The spike has contributed to an overall rise in grocery prices, which increased half a percent last month, the Labor Department’s consumer price index report released last week found.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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His remarks come as Trump critics have continued to raise concerns about recent actions by the DOJ, including Bondi issuing a directive to review the federal prosecution of Trump as part of a broader initiative to overhaul the DOJ, which Trump has long claimed is biased against conservatives.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Overall, Israel is also still pursuing the broader goal of causing regime change in Iran, one of the recent US intelligence reports says.—
Jennifer Hansler,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Related Stories The film, however, bears no clear timeline, other than the vague notion of modernity.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Filmmakers work to an intentionally vague brief from Mrs. Muccia Prada: make a short film, using Miu Miu’s latest collection, that articulates a woman’s story.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Nonspecific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonspecific. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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