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Recent Examples of vaguely
The mayor’s team has countered Lopez and Tabares by saying the amendment was vaguely written and would erode due process rights.
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Her friends vaguely discuss gentrification and Marxism.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Some pictures of the laptop look vaguely Photoshopped, like someone grabbed the top of the screen and stretched it out.
—Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
The exception is the quarter-dollar-size disk in the middle of the lid, which vaguely resembles a speaker and is raised slightly from the lid surface.
—John Burek, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Her friends vaguely discuss gentrification and Marxism.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Some pictures of the laptop look vaguely Photoshopped, like someone grabbed the top of the screen and stretched it out.
—Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
The exception is the quarter-dollar-size disk in the middle of the lid, which vaguely resembles a speaker and is raised slightly from the lid surface.
—John Burek, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Vaguely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaguely. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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