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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 Trump administration has enacted a new immigration policy that eliminates bond hearings for undocumented immigrants, effectively mandating indefinite detention during deportation proceedings.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese refugees whose deportation orders have been on indefinite hold for years are being detained after showing up for routine check-ins at ICE offices.
—Jose Antonio Vargas, Time, 4 July 2025
Most will also keep the coffee warm for an indefinite period of time so your guests can serve themselves at their leisure, even during long events.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
Each of Fifth Harmony’s members has been deep into their solo careers since the group officially went on an indefinite hiatus in 2018, although speculation about a reunion has been floated over the last two years.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese refugees whose deportation orders have been on indefinite hold for years are being detained after showing up for routine check-ins at ICE offices.
—Jose Antonio Vargas, Time, 4 July 2025
Most will also keep the coffee warm for an indefinite period of time so your guests can serve themselves at their leisure, even during long events.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
Each of Fifth Harmony’s members has been deep into their solo careers since the group officially went on an indefinite hiatus in 2018, although speculation about a reunion has been floated over the last two years.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indefinite
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Making Use of Whole Life Insurance Without Needing Shortcuts As far as the infinite banking concept goes, many families are using policy cash value as a private source of lending.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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The idea that this idiot could just casually walk through a rift in space to get to an infinite closet was just an absurd throwaway gag in the first season.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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My ideas around him were vague and uninformed, mostly of the stiff host tolerating the younger acts.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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The law is vague and broad and included no room for considering the literary merit of the work, and so the result was a wave of book bans across the state.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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There have been studies done that show some randomness to red-zone success — or that year-to-year correlation is pretty faint.—
Sam McDowell
August 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Aug. 2025
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Monday's haze, while less dramatic, still obscured visibility and left a faint scent of smoke lingering in the air.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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Investing in our public transit would be faster and less expensive than endless road construction.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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After a whopper of a week — nights that ended too late and mornings that started too early; shuttling the kids to and fro; seemingly endless cooking, cleaning and commuting — the sweet, languid weekend awaits!—
Zach Przystup,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Aug. 2025
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But the path to controlling it often feels unclear or overwhelming.—
Dan Galorath,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The exact timing of the disruption is unclear, so the potential aurora borealis could be visible any time between 11pm on Aug. 7 through Aug. 9.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
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Whether the death was self-inflicted or by accident is ambiguous.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision eliminated Chevron deference, sharply curtailing agencies’ ability to interpret ambiguous laws.—
AJ Dhaliwal,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Indefinite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indefinite. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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