wiggle room

as in slack
an allowable margin of freedom or variation the language of the contract is vague and leaves too much wiggle room

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Recent Examples of wiggle room However, the 49ers needed to free up some space to allow themselves some wiggle room to also address their free agency needs. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 Find clauses with wiggle room and present an alternative that serves you better. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 For homeowners with a little more wiggle room in the budget for renovations, Mike suggests considering making over kitchens and bathrooms first before tackling other spaces. Janeé Bolden, Essence, 4 Apr. 2025 Human umps are still being graded with a buffer zone that gives them wiggle room if a pitch is barely off the rule-book strike zone. Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wiggle room
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Noun
  • Maybe Derrick Barnes can be the missing piece, and Detroit’s interior rushers can pick up the slack.
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Available in beige, khaki, light blue, deep green, and navy, the two-button blazer has a relaxed fit and a boyfriend length, to play well with jeans, leggings, dresses, slacks, and shorts for a slew of summery looks.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The combination of humor, humility, and skill made Arya stand out in a space dominated by polished perfection.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Will Stein, the offensive coordinator at Oregon under head coach Dan Lanning, runs a multiple spread offense that utilized Ferguson as a blocker, motion player, and receiver and aims to manipulate space in the passing game.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Wiggle room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiggle%20room. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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