as in indefinite
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not able to be stated or described in an exact way
a man of indeterminate age an indeterminate number of people
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Recent Examples of indeterminate
How To Prune Tomatoes Pruning indeterminate tomatoes is really a simple process.
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Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
An indeterminate end to a foolish war leaves Americans more disillusioned than ever with engagement in the Middle East.
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Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
The last handful of models that could run macOS 26 Tahoe will be eligible for security and Safari updates for two more years, and elements of the Rosetta compatibility layer for running Intel code on Apple Silicon Macs will be with us in some form for some indeterminate amount of time after that.
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ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
Install Supports Shorter, determinate-growing tomato varieties may not need support, but indeterminate or vining-type tomatoes always do.
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Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for indeterminate
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
An indeterminate end to a foolish war leaves Americans more disillusioned than ever with engagement in the Middle East.
—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
The last handful of models that could run macOS 26 Tahoe will be eligible for security and Safari updates for two more years, and elements of the Rosetta compatibility layer for running Intel code on Apple Silicon Macs will be with us in some form for some indeterminate amount of time after that.
—
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
Install Supports Shorter, determinate-growing tomato varieties may not need support, but indeterminate or vining-type tomatoes always do.
—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for indeterminate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indeterminate
Adjective
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Arcadia police said that the intersection of Duarte Road and Sunset Boulevard would be closed for an indefinite amount of time as the investigation got underway.
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As of now, Sony is not doing that, and the coming layoffs would make that essentially impossible for the indefinite future.
Adjective
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That’s the approximate number of children whom Trump’s order would have impacted each year, according to the Migration Policy Institute and Penn State’s Population Research Institute.
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Burk said the new field will have an approximate 70%-30% sand-to-rubber mix on top of the turf.
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“Indeterminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indeterminate. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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