as in ambiguity
the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning
the opaqueness of the narrative will not bother readers more interested in complex characters than in a gripping yarn
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Noun
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Setting boundaries is further complicated by generational shifts: Younger employees, particularly Gen Z, also favor fluid boundaries and a flat hierarchy, sometimes intensifying the ambiguity around roles and expectations.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 July 2025 -
However, inconsistent enforcement mechanisms, ambiguities in the statutory language and other limitations have attracted the interest of reformers.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 July 2025
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Members of the European Parliament have accused environmental NGOs of corruption, opacity, and working against EU objectives, values, and interests.—
SARAH BUSH,
Foreign Affairs,
3 July 2025
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Meanwhile, a fresh proposal would obligate sponsor banks to keep end-user balances at individual account level, eliminating the opacity that helped Synapse blow up.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Opaqueness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opaqueness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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