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If an idea seems nebulous, what is it lacking?

nebulous

[neb-yuh-luhs] / ˈnɛb jə ləs /


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“But songwriting is so much more nebulous, so much harder to sue.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Most people react in similarly positive ways, expressing empathy or, my personal favorite, commiserating with me over their own nebulous medical conditions.

From Slate ● May 23, 2026

But its route to a return that matches its debt-fueled investments in AI computing power is nebulous at best.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

"Once again, the nebulous Boko Haram terrorist group carried out a cowardly attack last night on our military base at Barka Tolorom," Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno said on Tuesday in a Facebook post.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

Even that nebulous unease when she was around Paula, part churlishness and part insecurity, had melted away.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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