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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
an undetermined form seen only from a distance
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as in pending
not yet settled or decided
the fate of the prisoners is still undetermined
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Recent Examples of undetermined
That will be heard separately at an undetermined date, according to Maricopa County documents.
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Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 7 Nov. 2024
With the recent election, Republicans gained control of the Senate, but the House is still undetermined.
—Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
There is a high-speed line, marked in purple, for trains exceeding 186 mph, and high-speed or regional/undetermined, which are routes planned for either high-speed or regional rail but haven't had specific speed determinations finalized yet (marked in red).
—Marie Boran, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 7 Nov. 2024
With the recent election, Republicans gained control of the Senate, but the House is still undetermined.
—Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
There is a high-speed line, marked in purple, for trains exceeding 186 mph, and high-speed or regional/undetermined, which are routes planned for either high-speed or regional rail but haven't had specific speed determinations finalized yet (marked in red).
—Marie Boran, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undetermined
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Comments are vague and unhelpful, ownership falls into the void, and version control is nonexistent.Shani Harmon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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That may sound vague and grandiose, but a specific kind of expansion has recently been in evidence among many of the best new films.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
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The 28-year-old Georgiev, also a pending UFA, had an 8-7-0 record in 18 games with Colorado this season but also had a mediocre .874 save percentage and one of the worst marks in the NHL in goals saved above expected.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024
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In a separate and pending case in New York, in which the government has also asked Apple to help extract data from an iPhone under the All Writs Act, Magistrate Judge James Orenstein has so far not been willing to concede the government's arguments.Kim Zetter, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2016
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Scot Warwick’s final communication with his wife was a faint squeeze of her hand.J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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The eclipse effect will open up sustained views of the sun's faint surrounding corona, allowing for the second craft to use a suite of onboard sensors to collect data and photograph the inner region of the corona, according to the ESA.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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Workers United, which has a bargaining delegation that represents workers at 525 Starbucks stores in the United States, said the coffee giant has yet to bring a comprehensive economic package to the table, while hundreds of legal disputes over unfair labor practices remain unsettled.Juveria Tabassum, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Lightning from rare coastal thunderstorms that rolled over the rugged, unsettled land would strike mountaintops, sometimes igniting a fire.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Advocate for clear policies and transparency if expectations are unclear.Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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It’s been unclear whether Season 1 stars Donald Glover and Maya Erskine would return for the second season, and the first season ends on an ambiguous cliffhanger regarding their fate.Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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This opposition could stir up unresolved issues that may require conversations that are uncomfortable but necessary.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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However, by May 2014, the merger was called off because of unresolved issues, including disagreements over how the company should be balanced.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Growing support from the Hill While the full details of these policy proposals remain hazy, a growing number of lawmakers have signaled early support for the effort.Luke Garrett, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
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Consider Chatterton’s Fields of This, an exemplary case study, as the hazy slacker rock the Oxnard, California, duo of guitarist-keyboardist Brock Pierce and multi-instrumentalist Logan Scrivner dream up is brash yet diffident.Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
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However, whether that is beneficial for the greater good is debatable.Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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The ethics of moving to Canada for those unhappy with incoming U.S. political leadership is debatable, of course.Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Undetermined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undetermined. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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