unspecific

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Recent Examples of unspecific Some of the things listed are extremely unspecific. Jen Chaney, Vulture, 28 June 2024 Vague, kid-friendly proclamations about giving a little love to change the world were exchanged for lyrics depicting a more mature, albeit still unspecific, approach to romance. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024 Initial symptoms are unspecific, including fever, headache, malaise, chills, joint pain, nausea, and vomiting. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2024 But he was forced to call off his tour with Crazy Horse at the halfway point due to an unspecific illness in the band. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unspecific
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspecific
Adjective
  • Diners and customers still face overwhelming menus, vague promotions, delayed support and unclear pricing.
    Maulikkumar Pandya, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • In an era where social media dictates public perception, silence or vague messaging can speak volumes.
    Essence, Essence, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Automate routine monitoring, but require cross-functional review for ambiguous or high-impact alerts, providing clear explanations.
    Dr. Chiranjiv Roy, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
  • At times, though, there’s nothing ambiguous or veiled in his work.
    Anastasia Tsioulcas, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Adjective
  • The budget proposal transfers permanent supportive housing money to a short-term housing initiative, which does not subsidize indefinite lodging for formerly homeless people with disabilities.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
  • SpaceX had to fix an oxygen leak in its rocket, then NASA put the crew’s visit on indefinite hold while monitoring repairs to longtime air leaks on the Russian side of the space station.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Douglas argued that the U.S. Constitution allows for several inexplicit rights, all of which flow from other protections explicitly stated in the document.
    Alexandra M. Lord, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2022
  • Its particular target at that particular church on that particular morning remains the gesture’s one inexplicit feature.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2021
Adjective
  • And yet, by the time of Borlaug’s death, his accomplishments were looking increasingly equivocal.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
  • Trump himself has been equivocal about whether the US should defend Taiwan, has threatened to withdraw troops from US allies like South Korea and Japan as leverage in trade talks, and the US military has actually moved some valuable military resources out of East Asia.
    Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018

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“Unspecific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspecific. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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