ambiguity
Example Sentences
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The ambiguity in the lyrics allied to the familiar, easy melody, Harrison believes, allows fans to "express an outpouring of love without necessarily specifying what it's towards".
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026
Because of this ambiguity, astronomers classify it as a "planetary-mass companion," an object with planet-like mass that orbits a star.
From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026
Investors may have to get used to more ambiguity, though that’s not necessarily uncharted territory.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
Messages on Kalshi’s official forum on Discord, the social-media platform, suggest that the clarification was encouraged by traders who spotted the ambiguity and tried to profit from the undervalued Maduro contracts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
With the A form, the argument for a helix was never straightforward, and considerable ambiguity existed as to exactly which type of helical symmetry was present.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Vocabulary lists containing ambiguity
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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30 GRE Words Beginning with "A"
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Romeo and Juliet
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