indistinct
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Yet from that painful personal source emerges something unfortunately indistinct, as though softly blanketed by the snow that sifts slowly down during this holiday drama.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
When he finally opened his eyes, his language was minimal: a few indistinct words — possibly English, possibly Spanish — and nothing that sounded like a name.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2025
It's one of life's most defining moments -- that crucial step in embryonic development, when an indistinct ball of cells rearranges itself into the orderly three-layered structure that sets the stage for all to come.
From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2024
Otherwise, Doug Liman’s 2005 action comedy is a slight distraction – fun, but indistinct.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 2024
When she asked him the way the milkman was friendly enough and gave a long indistinct account of the route.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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