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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
an undetermined form seen only from a distance
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as in pending
not yet settled or decided
the fate of the prisoners is still undetermined
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Recent Examples of undetermined
The death of the When Harry Met Sally actress was caused by sleep apnea and other undetermined factors, the Los Angeles County Coroner reported, per PEOPLE.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
The exact cause is still undetermined, though officials believe an improperly extinguished cigarette or an electrical malfunction were among the potential culprits.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
The fate of the wreaths, after the holidays, is as yet undetermined.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 28 Nov. 2024
The couple took them in after Bryan's sister, Kelly Cheshire, passed away in 2007 from undetermined causes, followed by her husband, Ben Cheshire, who died of a heart attack in 2014.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
The exact cause is still undetermined, though officials believe an improperly extinguished cigarette or an electrical malfunction were among the potential culprits.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
The fate of the wreaths, after the holidays, is as yet undetermined.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 28 Nov. 2024
The couple took them in after Bryan's sister, Kelly Cheshire, passed away in 2007 from undetermined causes, followed by her husband, Ben Cheshire, who died of a heart attack in 2014.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Many in the country have not given up hope the stadium — widely reported to have cost around $500million (£398m), although precise figures are vague — will stage the tournament’s final.Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Make your meetings tight and focused instead of sprawling and vague.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The 28-year-old Georgiev, also a pending UFA, had an 8-7-0 record in 18 games with Colorado this season but also had a mediocre .874 save percentage and one of the worst marks in the NHL in goals saved above expected.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024
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In a separate and pending case in New York, in which the government has also asked Apple to help extract data from an iPhone under the All Writs Act, Magistrate Judge James Orenstein has so far not been willing to concede the government's arguments.Kim Zetter, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2016
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But when seen against the context of Wednesday’s market rout, the direction of those shifts also gives an indication, however faint, of the narrative animating the markets.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ultra-black butterfly wings, for instance, hint at the possibility of extremely lightweight and absorptive material that could be used to harness solar energy, hone precision telescopes to detect the faintest light traveling across space or produce a camouflage coating for military vessels.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Workers United, which has a bargaining delegation that represents workers at 525 Starbucks stores in the United States, said the coffee giant has yet to bring a comprehensive economic package to the table, while hundreds of legal disputes over unfair labor practices remain unsettled.Juveria Tabassum, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Lightning from rare coastal thunderstorms that rolled over the rugged, unsettled land would strike mountaintops, sometimes igniting a fire.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, confirmed that the stopgap funding measure is dead and that the path forward is unclear.Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
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While the cause of the incident and the exact number of fatalities remains unclear, Governor Seyi Makinde confirmed there were fatalities and announced the deployment of security forces to the site to prevent further casualties and ensure safety in the aftermath.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Topline The Malaysian government on Friday agreed to a plan to restart the search for the Malaysian Airlines MH370 flight, which mysteriously disappeared more than a decade ago and remains one of the biggest unresolved aviation disasters in history.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Pathak says that’s OK; there might be some underlying unresolved issues.Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 20 Dec. 2024
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By the time authorities started asking questions days later, memories of partygoers were hazy.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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For instance, sky-gazers should avoid beaches where the skies tend to be hazy and instead find a mountaintop.Gina Park, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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The third example of potential self-harm is highly debatable as a safety violation.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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When asked by Kennedy if trans athletes are at an advantage, Baker said the idea was debatable.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Undetermined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undetermined. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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