1
as in infinite
being or seeming to be without limits
the indefinite vastness of the frozen tundra
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as in vague
not expressed in precise terms
an indefinite longing for something new and exciting in her life
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as in faint
not seen or understood clearly
through the dense fog we could just barely discern the indefinite form of another boat
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Recent Examples of indefinite
The group recorded five albums in six years before going on indefinite hiatus in 2016.
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025
No one should be left in indefinite immigration limbo at Gitmo.
—The Miami Herald Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
She was sentenced to indefinite probation until 2021, nearly 67 years after her 1955 arrest, a Montgomery Juvenile Court judge expunged her record.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
The project’s organizers wanted to get the animals released into a sanctuary under the writ of habeas corpus, which protects people against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment.
—Katie Langford, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025
No one should be left in indefinite immigration limbo at Gitmo.
—The Miami Herald Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
She was sentenced to indefinite probation until 2021, nearly 67 years after her 1955 arrest, a Montgomery Juvenile Court judge expunged her record.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
The project’s organizers wanted to get the animals released into a sanctuary under the writ of habeas corpus, which protects people against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment.
—Katie Langford, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indefinite
Adjective
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The market’s complexities, volatility and an infinite number of other variables can cause unpredictable price fluctuations, but your own mindset is just as key among the variables that can set your financial portfolio back.—
Emily Glass,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2025
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Romance writers are excellent at combining tropes, of subverting the traditional view of a trope, and applying tropes to an infinite number of new settings, characters, and conflicts.—
Denise Williams,
People.com,
15 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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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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That shadow isn’t perfect, so faint sunbeams sneak around the shadow’s edges on all sides in the colors of a sunset, bathing the moon in brilliant, warm hues.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Nominated for Best Actress for her performance in Wicked, Cynthia Erivo arrived in a white French tip manicure airbrushed with a faint, hazy green (and gold embellishments, of course).—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
8 Feb. 2025
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Palantir is quite vocal about how President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s farewell address warning about the military-industrial complex has come to pass, that the endless combinations of contractors has ended any real competition.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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As Preece took a wild tumble in what seemed like an endless series of rolls after air got caught under the car's chassis, fans held their breath until the car eventually grounded back on its wheels, resting to an eerie silence.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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The details of what Republicans want to do with PSLF are unclear and there is no set figure for how much these proposals could save.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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When each limit went into effect is unclear, however.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Their reasoning is ambiguous and the move is likely to put moderate Republicans facing reelection in swing districts in an uncomfortable position.—
Lee Hamilton,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Executive orders have nearly always been legally ambiguous.—
Meredith Conroy,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Indefinite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indefinite. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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