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Recent Examples of iffy
Agencies tell workers to ignore DOGE email Budget progress still iffy in Congress
Zelensky would quit presidency for Ukraine NATO membership
President Trump is flying high while floating back to Earth.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 24 Feb. 2025
But he’s never shown much promise as a playmaker and his attention to detail defensively is iffy at best.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
Notable The officiating crew: Michael Irving (who was responsible for iffy block call on Byrd late in the home loss against Utah State), Juan Corral and Chad Barlow.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
But Nyla is going to have to really make her case against Glasser, seeing as Mid-Wilshire Division already has a mentally iffy guy confessing to the wave of serial killing.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Feb. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 24 Feb. 2025
But he’s never shown much promise as a playmaker and his attention to detail defensively is iffy at best.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
Notable The officiating crew: Michael Irving (who was responsible for iffy block call on Byrd late in the home loss against Utah State), Juan Corral and Chad Barlow.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
But Nyla is going to have to really make her case against Glasser, seeing as Mid-Wilshire Division already has a mentally iffy guy confessing to the wave of serial killing.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iffy
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Gordon will officially be listed as questionable for Sunday afternoon’s contest at Paycom Center, team sources told The Athletic.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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The Trump Administration has unleashed a torrent of unconstitutional executive orders and other questionable legal actions; with many of them, its goal seems less to win in the end than to inflict as much damage as possible along the way.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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This is potentially problematic to some U.S. analysts, given Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s close ties with China.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
14 May 2025
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The president’s high-profile and problematic approach to deportation, while politically popular with his constituency, costs a lot of money.—
Veronique de Rugy,
Twin Cities,
13 May 2025
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With a decline in visitor numbers and travel dollars, and federal aid nowhere in sight, the future remains uncertain for many in the area.—
Olivia Lee,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2025
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The future remains uncertain and the debate over fairness, inclusion and athlete rights continues.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Any relocation would be a boost to Puerto Rico’s shaky economy as the government emerges from a historic bankruptcy and continues to struggle with chronic power outages.—
Dánica Coto,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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Implementation of that reform, including a network consolidation that began last year, has been shaky as the agency sought to streamline mail processing and cut transportation costs.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
12 May 2025
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The Celtics ruled the 34-year-old out the day before each of their last two games rather than listing him as questionable or doubtful.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
28 Apr. 2025
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As for Tatum, he is listed as doubtful ahead of Game 3.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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What is not debatable is that the US-Ukraine minerals deal, while hollow in immediate extractive gain for the US and in many respects a Trump defeat, heralds a new age.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Whether tariffs are good policy or not is debatable.—
Vicki Abeles,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
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There are about 10 speaking parts, limited locations, and a simple mystery that gets at the crux of how life under the corporation's thumb makes everyone—both humans and robots—vulnerable to harm.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
16 May 2025
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Available for a limited time, Bojangles’ new Watermelon Sweet Tea blends the chain’s legendary iced tea—steeped the old-fashioned way, of course—with real watermelon juice to create a refreshing drink perfect for cooling down on hot summer days.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Gates has three ecosystems on her quarter-acre: a sunny front yard, a shady back plot and a small wetland garden on one side.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The fear this instills in I-Jing — already ignored by her busy mother, nor attended to by her mercurial older sister, I-Ann, who holds a grudge against her mother and rebels by working at a shady betel nut stand — sets off a secrets-unearthing chain of events.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
14 May 2025
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“Iffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iffy. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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