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as in vague
not expressed in precise terms
in an attempt to be all things to all people, the candidate offered to the voters an intentionally muzzy campaign message
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as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion
with my mind still muzzy from the medication, I had no idea what the nurse was saying
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Recent Examples of muzzy
My personal term for the inexact nature of the messy, fuzzy world was muzzy.
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Charles Platt, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
Charles Platt, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzy
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Courtenay Brown Mar 6, 2025 - Business Trump stares down early economic potholes Buy your local economist a drink: The economic backdrop is more chaotic and uncertain than it's been in years — a result of fast-moving and sometimes vague Trump policy.—
Axios,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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Having lost an extra 30 minutes in the meeting above, another manager speeds through a document review, providing only vague feedback to her direct report.—
Shani Harmon,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Seconds earlier, Allat arrives on the scene and finds a man injured on the road, dazed and holding his knee.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
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When Diana Ross announced her as the 1974 winner, a dazed Flack put her hand over her mouth.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
26 Feb. 2025
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The United Nations said one of its workers was killed and others injured in an explosion that hit a building housing U.N. personnel, adding that the circumstances of the incident remain unclear.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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The articles signaled Beijing's disapproval of the deal, though its actual impact remains unclear.—
Madison Herring,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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More than a year later, the campus remains in a state of bewildered unease.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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But for many bewildered observers, both explanations for Trump’s extraordinary pivot to the Kremlin seem equally misplaced.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
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Team Harris’s strategy appeared to rely heavily on a short campaign window, with a sparse interview schedule, slow windup to unscripted events, and ambiguous policy positions.—
W. James Antle III,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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Instead, security leaders typically present compliance checklists, regulatory obligations and ambiguous risk scores that executives then struggle to translate into financial and operational impact.—
Jerry Layden,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Tuna was both curious and confused as to why Evelyn dared to leave his side.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Imagine how confused ordinary taxpayers are by this ridiculous, irresponsible, intergovernmental spat.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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Top Chef: Colorado is a standout of the franchise's back half, a warm and fuzzy season with memorable chefs — RIP Fatima — that's blissfully straightforward.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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What Freedman pointed out — and where this case is admittedly fuzzy — is that just because Lively felt harassed does not mean she was legally harassed.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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Her dizzy socialite Tanya brought a hilariously chaotic energy to The White Lotus’ first two seasons, and without her, things do get a little darker and more thoughtful in Season 3.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
13 Feb. 2025
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Now, these two Englishmen turn their attention to the dizzy industry heights of Los Angeles — where Park has claimed victory four times before, of course — with stops at the animation world’s Annie Awards and the BAFTAs on the way.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Muzzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzy. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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