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inchoate

[in-koh-it, -eyt, in-koh-eyt] / ɪnˈkoʊ ɪt, -eɪt, ˈɪn koʊˌeɪt /


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And if this is, in fact, the call, then what it might look like to answer it is no longer inchoate or mysterious.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

All of which feels fair, especially since Rogan is the target of Johnson’s inchoate ire.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025

But although his methodology was questioned, he opened the door to a generation of social scientists for the analysis of often subjective and inchoate aspects of human emotion and behavior.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2024

Instead, the emails became a symbol of a powerful but inchoate sense, magnified by disproportionate press attention, that she was devious and deceptive.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

To Lawrence, however, the assignment seemed both inchoate and potentially overwhelming.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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