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Recent Examples of vaguely
Japan was stunned into a mainstream awareness of cults in 1995, when Aum Shinrikyo, a vaguely Buddhist meditation sect, released sarin gas in the Tokyo subway, killing more than a dozen and injuring thousands.
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The film’s opening stretch whizzes along as Charli — a natural, engaging actor — is dragged from one banal, vaguely embarrassing meeting or negotiation to another, sketchy vignettes usually punctuated at their close by Charli putting on her dark sunglasses and retreating back inward.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
Their only other album to even vaguely rival the band’s two top-selling releases is Eagles Greatest Hits, Volume II (1982) which has sold 11 million copies to date.
—Prof. Mike Alleyne Ph.d, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Maybe more than the oracular feeling vaguely robotic, however, the opposite is true—that the robotic reminds us of the oracle.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The film’s opening stretch whizzes along as Charli — a natural, engaging actor — is dragged from one banal, vaguely embarrassing meeting or negotiation to another, sketchy vignettes usually punctuated at their close by Charli putting on her dark sunglasses and retreating back inward.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
Their only other album to even vaguely rival the band’s two top-selling releases is Eagles Greatest Hits, Volume II (1982) which has sold 11 million copies to date.
—Prof. Mike Alleyne Ph.d, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Maybe more than the oracular feeling vaguely robotic, however, the opposite is true—that the robotic reminds us of the oracle.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaguely
Adverb
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Once this economic leveling is accomplished, homestead exemptions can be reduced slightly.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Hudsonian whimbrels, to be exact, shorebirds about the size of crows with long, thin, slightly curved beaks.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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The executive branch has delegated almost all of its AI oversight to David Sacks—nominally a co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, but functionally a government LARPer who maintains his role as a venture capitalist and podcast host.—
Josh Tyrangiel,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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The book is nominally a spy story, but as a novel is more concerned with identity, exile, and trust.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Bass, who was politically weakened by her performance during the fire and its aftermath, was already facing more than two dozen challengers looking to oust her in the June 2 primary — the vast majority little known to the public and not expected to pose any threat.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Although his own writings are little known today, Malcolm Cowley became one of the great champions of American literature.—
Brenda Wineapple,
The New York Review of Books,
5 Feb. 2026
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In other words, the chin contributes negligibly to resisting chewing forces.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Moon, whose magnetic field is negligibly small, does not regulate itself in this fashion at all.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Finishes tolerably folded, right-side out.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Heating up to 200 square feet, this space heater works to warm a home office as well as decently sized living room.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Nightingale has had a decently long journey to the screen, beginning with TriStar’s move to lock down film rights in 2015, with Ann Peacock coming on to write and Cantillon to produce.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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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.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
28 Nov. 2025
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Others had difficulties getting the seat and water to remain at acceptably warm temperatures.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Vaguely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaguely. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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