as in indefinite
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not able to be stated or described in an exact way
a man of indeterminate age an indeterminate number of people
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Recent Examples of indeterminate
Recently, Hechinger, who lives nearby, learned that the place was set to close at an indeterminate date in the future.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
On the other hand, indeterminate tomatoes keep growing and producing until the next frost.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025
Then space your determinate tomatoes out by 18 to 24 inches per plant and your indeterminate tomato plants 18 inches apart.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025
Because of this continual growth, indeterminate tomato plants tend to grow larger than determinate types.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
On the other hand, indeterminate tomatoes keep growing and producing until the next frost.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025
Then space your determinate tomatoes out by 18 to 24 inches per plant and your indeterminate tomato plants 18 inches apart.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025
Because of this continual growth, indeterminate tomato plants tend to grow larger than determinate types.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indeterminate
Adjective
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President Trump issued a hiring freeze for new IRS employees for an indefinite period and required the release of all probationary employees employed by the agency for two years or less.—
Cindy McGhee,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Originally planned for wider release, the semi-acoustic performance is yet to see the light of day, with the band’s split with Interscope Records assumed by fans to be the reason for its indefinite delay.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
14 May 2025
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To Sturzenegger, that was in the approximate vicinity where Warren said the initial searches for Brick took place.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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These kinds of approximate methods could eventually inform the waveform templates that are so crucial for filtering out noise in upcoming gravitational-wave detectors, Plefka says.—
Ramin Skibba,
Scientific American,
13 May 2025
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“Indeterminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indeterminate. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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