gray area
noun
: an area or situation in which it is difficult to judge what is right and what is wrong
There are no gray areas in the rules.
a legal gray area
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Despite state legalizations, the cannabis industry, which has been operating in a federal legal gray area due to the conflict between state and federal laws.
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Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2025
Lutnick’s crypto promotion while in office falls into an ethical gray area, according to experts who spoke with CNN.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Poker games in Texas seem to fall into a gray area of the law.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2025
But the gray area of being neither fully together nor actually broken up can invite all sorts of complications—confusion, jealousy, and messy misunderstandings that end up adding unnecessary drama to the mix.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 24 Feb. 2025
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Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2025
Lutnick’s crypto promotion while in office falls into an ethical gray area, according to experts who spoke with CNN.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Poker games in Texas seem to fall into a gray area of the law.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2025
But the gray area of being neither fully together nor actually broken up can invite all sorts of complications—confusion, jealousy, and messy misunderstandings that end up adding unnecessary drama to the mix.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gray area
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“Gray area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20area. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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