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as in infinite
being or seeming to be without limits
the indefinite vastness of the frozen tundra
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as in vague
not expressed in precise terms
an indefinite longing for something new and exciting in her life
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as in faint
not seen or understood clearly
through the dense fog we could just barely discern the indefinite form of another boat
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Recent Examples of indefinite
The band is currently on an indefinite hiatus.
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Abby Monteil, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
More than 900 full-time network employees were placed on indefinite leave last weekend; 550 contractors were terminated from their jobs.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
Bucks star Damian Lillard will miss an indefinite amount of time with blood clots in his right calf.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Milwaukee Bucks superstar guard Damian Lillard is out for an indefinite period with a blood clot in his right calf.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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Abby Monteil, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
More than 900 full-time network employees were placed on indefinite leave last weekend; 550 contractors were terminated from their jobs.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
Bucks star Damian Lillard will miss an indefinite amount of time with blood clots in his right calf.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Milwaukee Bucks superstar guard Damian Lillard is out for an indefinite period with a blood clot in his right calf.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indefinite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indefinite
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Why Now Is the Best Time to Invest in Expertise We live in an era of infinite content.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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That old episode ends with Daly's digital and real-life demise, and the USS Callister left roaming an infinite artificial universe with a bold new captain.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Instead of vague goals, such as align with human values, researchers and developers can talk about specific contexts and roles for AI more clearly.—
Aidan Kierans,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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In fact, those professions grew because the accountant must also talk to clients, ask them questions, make judgement calls about sometimes vague tax code interpretations and execute numerous other judgements on a daily basis.—
Ismail Amla,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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By subtracting these reference images from the target images, the team effectively removed the star's light, isolating the faint signals from the planets.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Being generally smaller, colder and much darker than a star, exoplanets are also harder to detect, so specialized techniques are required for capturing their faint signals.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Its most beautiful and bracing imagery is that of cotton fields plumbed by sharecroppers, endless skies and dusty roads, the verdant expanse of a land that has witnessed so much sorrow.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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By repeating the same simple actions over and over (think dig, dig, build, build, attack wolf, attack wolf, dig, dig, etc.), Mojang Studios unearthed an endless world through simple play.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 Apr. 2025
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How long those plates can keep spinning is unclear, especially as tariffs start nudging up costs for American consumers.—
Anne Marie Drummond Lee,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The impact of this shift on the pending criminal case against Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Roman Semenov remains unclear.—
Andrea Tinianow,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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But the scene itself could be read as a little ambiguous, too: is Sammie trying to pierce the veil again, playing a song that could both foster community but also bring back the vampires?—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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As the days turned into weeks, the reality of her situation remained ambiguous.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Indefinite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indefinite. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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