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as in ambiguity
deliberate evasion in speech
your equivocation when asked where you were last night is not reassuring
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as in ambiguousness
the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning
the equivocation of the last line of the poem, "That is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know"
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Recent Examples of equivocation
Trump’s equivocation yesterday may be his attempt to steady an economy shaken by the war.
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David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
Today, many states stipulate that gestational surrogates have no parental rights—any equivocation on this matter would cause the country’s reproductive-tourism industry to collapse.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
And that equivocation should lay bare Strider’s personal opinion about the latest high-profile instance of ICE enforcement.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Silence or equivocation in moments like this is itself consequential.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
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David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
Today, many states stipulate that gestational surrogates have no parental rights—any equivocation on this matter would cause the country’s reproductive-tourism industry to collapse.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
And that equivocation should lay bare Strider’s personal opinion about the latest high-profile instance of ICE enforcement.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Silence or equivocation in moments like this is itself consequential.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equivocation
Noun
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What’s hardest to shake, though, is the ambiguity with which The Dark Wizard approaches the idea of cruelty as a key to success.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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There was, however, no ambiguity at the Russia Pavilion.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Lost in the shuffle at times is the 35-year-old George — in large part this season because of a 25-game suspension for flunking a drug test — who has deferred to the other three Sixers when needed yet can still flash that All-Star form.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Yankees’ roster shuffle continued Wednesday morning, as the team designated Randal Grichuk for assignment.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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But in terms of its actual content, the statement was pretty thin gruel, bristling with public relations-style circumlocution and vagueness.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Here, instead, she’s swayed by a dead Diana softly squeezing her hand and kindly hinting — the dead Diana is an ace at tactful circumlocution — that now is the time to show a mourning nation some emotion.—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
16 Nov. 2023
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“Equivocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivocation. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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