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Recent Examples of undefinable
The streets are dotted with workers in hazmat suits doing undefinable tasks and the stores are rundown.
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Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
The undefinable 2021 science-fiction musical epic Neptune Frost—a project from American multidisciplinary artist and musician Saul Williams and Rwandan filmmaker Anisia Uzeyman—is an example of a film that does not simply rehash past visions of a future.
—Ruby Thélot, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Food The undefinable cooking at Poltergeist will haunt you
Oct. 12, 2023
Button Mash was home to a number of pop-ups throughout the years, including the long-running Starry Kitchen, a 101 List awardee under former L.A. Times Food critic Jonathan Gold.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
England’s precise positions down that side were slightly undefinable, which means the formation question is slightly redundant.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 7 July 2024
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Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
The undefinable 2021 science-fiction musical epic Neptune Frost—a project from American multidisciplinary artist and musician Saul Williams and Rwandan filmmaker Anisia Uzeyman—is an example of a film that does not simply rehash past visions of a future.
—Ruby Thélot, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Food The undefinable cooking at Poltergeist will haunt you
Oct. 12, 2023
Button Mash was home to a number of pop-ups throughout the years, including the long-running Starry Kitchen, a 101 List awardee under former L.A. Times Food critic Jonathan Gold.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
England’s precise positions down that side were slightly undefinable, which means the formation question is slightly redundant.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 7 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undefinable
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Also looming over the debate is a so-far undefined national ban on hemp products, some of which were made legal through a federal loophole.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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The roles are undefined, and their stuff may work better as relievers, but that next layer could include Ben Brown, top pitching prospect Jaxon Wiggins and Jordan Wicks, a first-round pick in the 2021 draft.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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But those gargantuan levels of swing in the market hivemind at some theoretical future moment also mean that the stone’s real value remains wholly indeterminate.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Similarly, Urbano’s gigantic tableau vivant calls up an indeterminate realm that contains both truth and fiction—in this case, not only to materialize allegorical motifs but also to comment on changing notions of masculinity, gender, and the patriarchal inheritance of art and architecture.—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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The series begins with a murder in tiny Dahlonega, an indistinct town an hour from Atlanta.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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What is Father Jud Duplenticy’s body art, so blurry and indistinct?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
18 Dec. 2025
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But even as India retains its growth story amid an increasingly uncertain global economic environment, its weak currency is a cause of concern for the government.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Norfolk Southern's quarterly profit slipped 12% amid the uncertain economy as well as unusual costs related to its efforts to merge with Union Pacific in an $85 billion deal that would create a transcontinental railroad.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Authorities say her cause and manner of death are still undetermined.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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The issue is often a matter of pain tolerance, and a timeline for Herro’s return currently remains undetermined.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2026
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While dogs and wolves are genetically almost indistinguishable, the biologist John Bradshaw has studied how vastly different their behavior is.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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These aspirations were indistinguishable from my own, or from my parents’ hopes for me—or from the hopes of ordinary people everywhere.—
Omid Memarian,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2026
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So the choice to focus this one on a makeover for Margaret, a character two levels removed from the plot, is particularly inexplicable.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
5 Jan. 2026
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The network put the kibosh on this story for inexplicable reasons.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Undefinable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undefinable. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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