as in ambiguity
deliberate evasion in speech
like many politicians, he has the gift for tergiversation
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Noun
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However, inconsistent enforcement mechanisms, ambiguities in the statutory language and other limitations have attracted the interest of reformers.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 July 2025 -
Setting boundaries is further complicated by generational shifts: Younger employees, particularly Gen Z, also favor fluid boundaries and a flat hierarchy, sometimes intensifying the ambiguity around roles and expectations.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 July 2025
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Many folks fear that deep cuts will force Arizona to prioritize uses, and that in the shuffle, those that require a lot of water — like agriculture — will be pressured to slash production.—
Joanna Allhands,
AZCentral.com,
26 July 2025
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In advance of Thursday’s announcement, FS1 had ended several daily studio shows in a programming shuffle.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
17 July 2025
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Their circumlocutions were as entrancing as their ability to find the most precisely ironic words for difficult-to-name realities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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Here, instead, she’s swayed by a dead Diana softly squeezing her hand and kindly hinting — the dead Diana is an ace at tactful circumlocution — that now is the time to show a mourning nation some emotion.—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
16 Nov. 2023
Noun
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The false equivocation of men’s and women’s superficial concerns is the first time Song tips her hand.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
25 June 2025
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The equivocation that has characterized the administration’s legal responses to date is turning into objection and refusal.—
Henry Gass,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Tergiversation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tergiversation. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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