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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Markets didn’t love that ambiguity.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026 -
There’s little room for ambiguity.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Christopher McVey was sent off late against Real Salt Lake after a second yellow card, which rules him out for Saturday and forces a lineup shuffle.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Then again, with a market cap of about $405 billion, last week’s audience-deficiency shuffle isn’t about to send Netflix to the poorhouse.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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But in terms of its actual content, the statement was pretty thin gruel, bristling with public relations-style circumlocution and vagueness.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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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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Where the equivocation began was in conversations with European diplomats and officials.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s equivocation yesterday may be his attempt to steady an economy shaken by the war.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Tergiversation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tergiversation. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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