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Recent Examples of vaguely
To give them a vaguely moral drive feels strangely at odds with the general philosophy of the show.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Search the See Saw app for gallery shows even vaguely described as light or sound art for a free sensory-play experience.
—The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
Rae’s setup was meticulous, maximalist, and totally unified—the boa made of hundred-dollar bills, the backup dancers who looked vaguely like mimes, the scaffolding that suggested Moulin Rouge!
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
South Korea Has Seen This Before If the image of a zoo animal roaming free in a South Korean city feels vaguely familiar, there’s a reason.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Search the See Saw app for gallery shows even vaguely described as light or sound art for a free sensory-play experience.
—The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
Rae’s setup was meticulous, maximalist, and totally unified—the boa made of hundred-dollar bills, the backup dancers who looked vaguely like mimes, the scaffolding that suggested Moulin Rouge!
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
South Korea Has Seen This Before If the image of a zoo animal roaming free in a South Korean city feels vaguely familiar, there’s a reason.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaguely
Adverb
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Think of him as a slightly bigger version of Darren Sproles.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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This act of contrition is legible in East Asia, but slightly awkward when performed by Western actors.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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This cost is nominally shared between employers and employees, but workers bear the real burden through both paycheck deductions and forgone wages.—
Jordan Bruneau,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom is mentioned frequently by the president in speeches and comments to the press nominally focused on other matters.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Derek Muller, an election law expert, suggests that scenario is little more than a fever dream of doomsday devotees and overly nervous Nellies.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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But back in the 1950s, most Americans thought of Cuba as little more than a hedonistic paradise.—
Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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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.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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In other words, the chin contributes negligibly to resisting chewing forces.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Finishes tolerably folded, right-side out.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
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Part of his early issues were a result of playing alongside three rookies — Kenneth Grant, Jordan Phillips and Zeek Biggers — who all struggled early, but played decently late.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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Randall was a decently productive depth receiver for three years at Clemson, moved to running back for his senior season, and promptly ran for 814 yards and 10 touchdowns to lead the Tigers’ backfield.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Somehow, the shameless concept of tanking has become an acceptably mainstream idea like destination weddings and the Paleo diet.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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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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“Vaguely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaguely. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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