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as in vague
not expressed in precise terms
the specifics of the program proposed by the candidate are rather fuzzy, perhaps intentionally so
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as in faint
not seen or understood clearly
saw a fuzzy outline through the fog
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Recent Examples of fuzzy
With Season 1’s debut in January 2023, the two-year plus gap between installments might leave some details fuzzy.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
To start the post, Schwarzenegger Pratt shared a sweet image of the baby boy's feet wearing white fuzzy socks.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The trap is specifically designed for the purpose of catching the soft and fuzzy pieces of fabric that shed while your clothing is drying.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
The bad news is that, for now, the details are a bit fuzzy.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
To start the post, Schwarzenegger Pratt shared a sweet image of the baby boy's feet wearing white fuzzy socks.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The trap is specifically designed for the purpose of catching the soft and fuzzy pieces of fabric that shed while your clothing is drying.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
The bad news is that, for now, the details are a bit fuzzy.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fuzzy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fuzzy
Adjective
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This romantically rustic wreath weaves shaggy swags of greenery with white tulips and stalks of berries, then ties it all together with a neat black-and-white bow.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2025
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Hashing things out with his tech wizard brother-in-law Maury (a shaggy Guy Pearce), Karsh wonders if ecological protesters or religious groups or competitors are upset with his global expansion plans, which include a lava field in Iceland.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of vague goals, such as align with human values, researchers and developers can talk about specific contexts and roles for AI more clearly.—
Aidan Kierans,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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In fact, those professions grew because the accountant must also talk to clients, ask them questions, make judgement calls about sometimes vague tax code interpretations and execute numerous other judgements on a daily basis.—
Ismail Amla,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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By subtracting these reference images from the target images, the team effectively removed the star's light, isolating the faint signals from the planets.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Being generally smaller, colder and much darker than a star, exoplanets are also harder to detect, so specialized techniques are required for capturing their faint signals.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That seemed like a big, hairy, audacious goal, and one that would motivate me.—
Shimite Obialo,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Flying your favorite spacecraft is as simple as plopping down in the captain’s chair to engage in some hairy dogfights and clandestine patrols over strange worlds or the inky cosmic blackness as the gameplay shifts from a standard FPS to a third-person perspective.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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With five years to go, the industry’s likelihood to reach this across the board remains unclear.—
Amy Nguyen,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Why the contract was posted and then canceled is unclear.—
Jeff Ernsthausen,
ProPublica,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The reasons for her travels—whether to marry a man at her father’s behest or to undertake a pilgrimage to Rome—are hazy.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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The details of the bet have become hazy in the intervening 35 years.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But after a rough start, Budenholzer benched Nurkić and removed him from the rotation.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Two paratroopers were injured after a rough landing that was caught on video at a baseball game in Arizona.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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But the scene itself could be read as a little ambiguous, too: is Sammie trying to pierce the veil again, playing a song that could both foster community but also bring back the vampires?—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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As the days turned into weeks, the reality of her situation remained ambiguous.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Fuzzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuzzy. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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