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Recent Examples of nebulously
For the most part, big superhero movies from DC and Marvel tend to be a hodgepodge of adaptation, with filmmakers borrowing freely and nebulously from decades of winding comic-book continuity.
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Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The doctrine of the containment of communism thus gave birth to a more concretely geopolitical—as opposed to nebulously civilizational—West, soon embodied in new institutions such as NATO, an integrating Europe, and the OECD.
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Stewart Patrick,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Sep. 2025
Acquiring a digital media startup largely reliant on reader revenue at a moment of subscription fatigue is risky — to say nothing of The Free Press’ price tag, which Puck put somewhere nebulously between $100 million and $200 million.
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Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Everything seems to cost more these days – except one fragrant, nebulously legal recreational product.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The doctrine of the containment of communism thus gave birth to a more concretely geopolitical—as opposed to nebulously civilizational—West, soon embodied in new institutions such as NATO, an integrating Europe, and the OECD.
—
Stewart Patrick,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Sep. 2025
Acquiring a digital media startup largely reliant on reader revenue at a moment of subscription fatigue is risky — to say nothing of The Free Press’ price tag, which Puck put somewhere nebulously between $100 million and $200 million.
—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Everything seems to cost more these days – except one fragrant, nebulously legal recreational product.
—
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nebulously
vaguely
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Its blends are built around protein, supplements and ingredients designed to do more than the old high-street formula of fruit, yoghurt and a sprinkle of something vaguely virtuous.
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Meanwhile, a flashback, set vaguely in the Before Times, presents a girl playing with the ragdoll Jessie, a cowgirl and aspirant sheriff, voiced enthusiastically and most capably by Joan Cusack.
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“Nebulously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nebulously. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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