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Recent Examples of vaguely
Trump, in other words, may be only vaguely aware of the people and groups helping to rewrite all manner of consequential policies.
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Alex Cuadros,
ProPublica,
23 June 2026
For those who haven’t heard the story (or who only vaguely recall it from a long-ago history class), Harpers Ferry played a pivotal role in sparking the American Civil War.
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Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
The Dodgers do not have a timeline for Díaz’s return, though the club has vaguely identified sometime in the second half.
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Katie Woo,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
As campers, time was a nebulous thing organized only vaguely by Color War and campfires and morning reveille.
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Sophia Solano,
Washington Post,
13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for vaguely
Alex Cuadros,
ProPublica,
23 June 2026
For those who haven’t heard the story (or who only vaguely recall it from a long-ago history class), Harpers Ferry played a pivotal role in sparking the American Civil War.
—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
The Dodgers do not have a timeline for Díaz’s return, though the club has vaguely identified sometime in the second half.
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Katie Woo,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
As campers, time was a nebulous thing organized only vaguely by Color War and campfires and morning reveille.
—
Sophia Solano,
Washington Post,
13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for vaguely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaguely
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Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn hit a flyout to Crow-Armstrong, who zigzagged a bit before making a slightly awkward catch for the first out of the frame.
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Their menu is seasonal and slightly whimsical while retaining a clear vision, a good representation of the many personalities that make up the Kimball House team.
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At least some of these colonies had become nominally British in the 1760s, thanks to military triumph late in the Seven Years’ War, 1756-1763.
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In that instance, the notorious Cold War-era Romanian despot was quickly executed (with his wife) by military top brass while his former elites went on to run things under a nominally democratic system.
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Cerebras stock soared 19% on Monday, another 2% on Tuesday and was little changed on Wednesday.
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Peace under these conditions is little more than a postponement of hostilities, and the risks of appeasement are always high.
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In an economy where wages are anchored to what compute would cost to replicate human work, human labor becomes economically marginal—not worthless, but negligibly small relative to the overall pie.
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In other words, the chin contributes negligibly to resisting chewing forces.
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The Sky fell, but tolerably so.
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This works tolerably well when a family is small and operating within a common frame of reference.
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Even with a decently quick fire, shooting the flaming arrow with the makeshift bow with any aim was tough for former NFL player Wes.
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On the whole, the court performed that function decently.
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Somehow, the shameless concept of tanking has become an acceptably mainstream idea like destination weddings and the Paleo diet.
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One-on-one gatherings are my preference, but no more than a group of maybe four people at a time would be acceptably comfortable for me.
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“Vaguely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaguely. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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