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vaguely

[veyg-lee] / ˈveɪg li /


ADVERB
indistinctly
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I’d known of him as a New York real estate mogul from covering Trump’s first presidency, and New York politics and real estate before that, but only vaguely.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

Our hard drives being full, we can vaguely remember that we had some grudge but not what it was about or who it was against.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The book recounts Vance's conversion to Catholicism, a long road from the vaguely defined Christianity of his beloved, gunpacking grandmother who cared for him for most of his childhood.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

These were foods for when snow was falling outside and “stick to your ribs” sounded reassuring rather than vaguely threatening.

From Salon Jun. 16, 2026

She was on her back, staring up at the granite ceiling of a building she did not know, but the mildewy smell was vaguely familiar.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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