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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
an undetermined form seen only from a distance
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as in pending
not yet settled or decided
the fate of the prisoners is still undetermined
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Recent Examples of undetermined
Cavanagh stressed to investors that the process of studying a separation is at the very early stages, and the potential outcome was still undetermined.
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Lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
What started the exact ignition of the fire, still remains undetermined.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024
American Lease agreed late this week to pay $2.5 million for access to the cloud for five years and will share that access with Fisker’s more than 6,000 car owners for an undetermined price.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
But how long the temporary measure would keep the government funded remains undetermined.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2024
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Lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
What started the exact ignition of the fire, still remains undetermined.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024
American Lease agreed late this week to pay $2.5 million for access to the cloud for five years and will share that access with Fisker’s more than 6,000 car owners for an undetermined price.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
But how long the temporary measure would keep the government funded remains undetermined.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undetermined
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There are vague references to Wyler’s work in Kabul and Beirut and her concerns for Afghan women after the U.S. withdrew from the country.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Donald Trump’s housing proposals are vague and sometimes nonsensical.Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2024
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In a separate and pending case in New York, in which the government has also asked Apple to help extract data from an iPhone under the All Writs Act, Magistrate Judge James Orenstein has so far not been willing to concede the government's arguments.Kim Zetter, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2016
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The court was still considering releasing additional pending information when the parties announced the settlement.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
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Some of the stereo panning in the music is faint, but the effective stereo separation of the left and right channels helps highlight these subtleties.PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
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The ability to see the shooting stars depends on clear nighttime skies, as a bright waning gibbous moon moves between full and last quarter phases, outshining more faint meteors and reducing the number of meteors visible to sky-gazers.Greg Wehner, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2024
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This will bring a sense of stability to a highly unsettled situation.Sandra Pretorius, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Her belief in Lydia’s unsettled spirit motivated her to search through one false lead after another.Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
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But the extent to which that national trend was a factor in the 8th District was unclear.John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
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The factors that influence the number of coyotes across suburban, rural, and wild landscapes have been unclear until now.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, however, there’s a running battle between water officials and farmers and ranchers in the Klamath Basin and along the river in California over diversions for irrigation that remains unresolved.Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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However, the summit’s unresolved issues and chaotic conclusion show that ambition and implementation are two different things.David Carlin, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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In the meantime, Tehran has turned to Russia to help build up its own military capabilities, looking to procure sophisticated Russia air defense systems and a variety of combat aircraft, according to reports, although the details surrounding the delivery of such hardware remain hazy.Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
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But there’s a catch—while these methods are gaining feverish attention in the digital space, the scientific proof is a little… hazy.Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
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But so far only one institution, Houston Christian University, has taken the formal–if legally debatable– next step in attempting to halt the case’s impending resolution.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 18 July 2024
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Now, as for whether or not Donald Trump is not at all Taylor Swift fan, that's actually debatable.Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Undetermined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undetermined. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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