1
as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
an undetermined form seen only from a distance
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2
as in pending
not yet settled or decided
the fate of the prisoners is still undetermined
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Recent Examples of undetermined
The lawsuit is asking for an undetermined amount in damages.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2025
No further search efforts are planned for Fish Lake, and the circumstances of White's death remain officially undetermined with no evidence of foul play.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
The test market will continue for an undetermined time until the product is rolled out nationally.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
These include: Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US): A common abnormal Pap test result.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 4 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2025
No further search efforts are planned for Fish Lake, and the circumstances of White's death remain officially undetermined with no evidence of foul play.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
The test market will continue for an undetermined time until the product is rolled out nationally.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
These include: Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US): A common abnormal Pap test result.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undetermined
Adjective
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Incitement and threats of imminent harm would need to be specific toward someone and at a specific time rather than vague wishes of someone’s death or celebrations of someone’s death.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Besides fatigue, the other possible symptoms can be quite vague and non-specific like abdominal discomfort, pain or swelling or unexplained weight loss, muscle loss or muscle weakness.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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However, tests pending, and surgery is still as of right now an option.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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The cases against the two men charged in Gaddy's assault remain pending.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Subways send a low rumble through the pavement, traffic makes overpasses quiver, and footsteps create faint ripples in the floor.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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For objects like star clusters, a longer imaging time gives you the chance to resolve fainter stars.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Controversial claims of room-temperature superconductors remain unsettled.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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This is an unsettled team that enters this season with a ton of questions surrounding their top players (can Thatcher Demko stay healthy?—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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How often rape suspects avoid prosecution as a result is unclear.—
Willoughby Mariano,
ProPublica,
11 Sep. 2025
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The extent of damage to the target, however, remains unclear.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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By the time the credits roll, Sound of Metal avoids all of the tired clichés that typically come from this sort of low-budget undertaking, and achieves something more introspective and, much like the hardest and most profound journeys in life, unresolved.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Finally, Newsom’s record as governor will be an issue, with critics citing California’s many unresolved issues, such as homelessness, housing shortages, cost of living and poverty.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Granted, people’s memories can get a little hazy at times, but here’s an unscientific sample of what some other metro music fans hold dearest about Memorial Hall.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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Keeping the tradition alive Every year on a hazy summer evening, Hoosiers gather at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area in Linton to learn the ropes.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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Whether their intentions are praiseworthy is debatable.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The game's overall quality is debatable; what isn't is its profound impact on pro football.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Undetermined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undetermined. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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