vaguely
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The definition for what constitutes a liminal space has been debated, but most are sparsely populated and vaguely retro.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
During those evening rides, Grohl also drank up the city’s otherworldly, vaguely haunted visage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Chicken salad, tuna salad, pasta salad, potato salad — any of the vaguely retro, mayo-bound “salads” that aren’t really about lettuce at all — benefit from pickle juice.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
The civil code would also allow judges to base some rulings on vaguely defined "good morals" -- a provision Human Rights Watch warned would be "opening the door to arbitrary interpretation".
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
He looked vaguely like the little boy in the picture in Gabriel Pérdido’s wallet, which weighed me down as I thought of the distressing news we were bearing.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing vaguely
The Cay
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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