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as in ambiguous
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
made nebulous references to some major changes the future may hold
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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
could just make out the nebulous outline of a fishing shack in the dense fog
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Recent Examples of nebulous
The data is very nebulous, and nobody actually knows the true count of these incidents for every single one of these companies.
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
Still, the combination of failing to land a star and losing Thompson and Chris Paul leaves Golden State in a nebulous position.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
How to book While the Arlecchino can be chartered year-round by those willing to pay the (nebulous) fee, the Lombardy region rents it out twice a year for trips that are open to the public—the next of these travels from Milan to Genoa on November 3, 2024.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, broad squiggles in blue, orange, and yellow traverse the composition, lending a sense of motion to the scene; a cool green field of a woven check pattern grounds the nebulous scene in geometric regularity.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 19 Sep. 2024
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
Still, the combination of failing to land a star and losing Thompson and Chris Paul leaves Golden State in a nebulous position.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
How to book While the Arlecchino can be chartered year-round by those willing to pay the (nebulous) fee, the Lombardy region rents it out twice a year for trips that are open to the public—the next of these travels from Milan to Genoa on November 3, 2024.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, broad squiggles in blue, orange, and yellow traverse the composition, lending a sense of motion to the scene; a cool green field of a woven check pattern grounds the nebulous scene in geometric regularity.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nebulous
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The stakes in the east are enormous; the stakes in Kursk Oblast are ambiguous at best.David Axe, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The movie’s title is ambiguous about its titular character.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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There are vague references to Wyler’s work in Kabul and Beirut and her concerns for Afghan women after the U.S. withdrew from the country.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Donald Trump’s housing proposals are vague and sometimes nonsensical.Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2024
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Because what Ken was doing at first was really all vibes: the all-black dress code, the grungy photography, the cryptic social media presence.Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
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As Gamache races to decode an unsettling break-in, a cryptic note, and a hit-and-run, a massive threat lurks.staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024
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Some of the stereo panning in the music is faint, but the effective stereo separation of the left and right channels helps highlight these subtleties.PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
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The ability to see the shooting stars depends on clear nighttime skies, as a bright waning gibbous moon moves between full and last quarter phases, outshining more faint meteors and reducing the number of meteors visible to sky-gazers.Greg Wehner, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2024
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The episode’s host, John Mulaney, played a news junkie who was quizzed about the more obscure 2024 general-election players, such as Special Counsel Jack Smith.Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Six years after the 2018 Supreme Court decision that led to widespread legalization of mobile sports betting, U.S. sportsbooks dangle a variety of granular and obscure potential wagers in front of customers.Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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In the meantime, Tehran has turned to Russia to help build up its own military capabilities, looking to procure sophisticated Russia air defense systems and a variety of combat aircraft, according to reports, although the details surrounding the delivery of such hardware remain hazy.Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
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But there’s a catch—while these methods are gaining feverish attention in the digital space, the scientific proof is a little… hazy.Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
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Black eyes, dark hair, Han is blocking the exit, standing with his hands on his hips, like a big fat X.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Sean getting beaten up at the end of the last episode was a dark moment, but Shrinking never lets a story stay serious for very long.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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The film, which sees Ash and his traveling companions Misty and Brock go to a mysterious island where they’re caught up in the ultrastrong legendary Pokémon Mewtwo’s revenge plot against the cruel world that created him, was a high-water mark for Pokémon.James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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The deer, knowing by some mysterious means that his would-be slayer is a novice, stands still, looking with amusement at buck fever’s latest victim.Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Nebulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nebulous. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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