vaguely
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The definition for what constitutes a liminal space has been debated, but most are sparsely populated and vaguely retro.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
During those evening rides, Grohl also drank up the city’s otherworldly, vaguely haunted visage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
He watched as posters' imagination developed the image into a "vaguely nostalgic and vaguely dreamlike but also very tangible science-fiction concept".
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
“Don’t fall into the trap of clicking ‘apply’ to every job you come across where you vaguely meet the criteria, as this can become discouraging,” said Duris.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
There was a sound of undergrowth being disturbed—a click of breaking branches, a weighty pushing through low foliage—and then a kind of large, vaguely irritable snuffling noise.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing vaguely
The Cay
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