indefinite

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Yet this scene, too, is ultimately reconfigured in surprising ways, leaving its meanings bracingly indefinite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“Ear Biscuits,” a conversational show starring childhood friends Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal, made it to nearly nine years before going on its second indefinite hiatus in December.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The boy band was formed on TV talent contest, The X Factor, back in 2010, before they went on an indefinite hiatus in 2016.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

On Friday the board voted 7 to 0 to put Carvalho on indefinite leave and named senior administrator Andres Chait acting superintendent.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

The distinction between a first appearance on stage and subsequent appearances can also be marked by the use of names or indefinite nouns on the one hand and pronouns on the other.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker