as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
managed to discern a blurry, indistinct shadow through the downpour
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Recent Examples of indistinct
He is often seen in sharp focus while people and objects around him are blurred and indistinct.
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Richard Kuipers, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
Tonight sees the comet move from the constellation Virgo into Serpens, a small and indistinct shape of eight stars that resemble a snake.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
As the effects spread to the lips, tongue and jaw, his speech devolved into indistinct sounds that his daughter could not understand.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
The jury faulted the track design and believed Smalls should have tried to stop the train earlier, after seeing an indistinct reflection on the tracks ahead of him, the Journal News reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024
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Richard Kuipers, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
Tonight sees the comet move from the constellation Virgo into Serpens, a small and indistinct shape of eight stars that resemble a snake.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
As the effects spread to the lips, tongue and jaw, his speech devolved into indistinct sounds that his daughter could not understand.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
The jury faulted the track design and believed Smalls should have tried to stop the train earlier, after seeing an indistinct reflection on the tracks ahead of him, the Journal News reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indistinct
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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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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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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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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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The hazy, blasé Pharrell hook ups the sense that Kendrick is alone amid the Compton chaos.—
Stephen Kearse,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Indistinct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indistinct. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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