iffy

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Recent Examples of iffy Punxsutawney Phil may get skewered for his iffy weather predictions, but his parties don't miss. Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 2 Feb. 2025 At the very least, Watson’s future in Cleveland seems iffy. Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 The dumbest thing about how good Scheffler is remains that he was frustrated with himself this week and finished tied for third with some iffy driver play. Brody Miller, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025 Three types of iffy content The Model Spec outlines formalized rules for restricting or generating potentially harmful content while staying within guidelines. Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for iffy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for iffy
Adjective
  • Wiggins was listed as questionable on the injury report before being upgraded to available.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Tatum came into this contest listed as questionable.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Building a Sustainable Future Compression of organizational hierarchies isn't inherently problematic, but the failure to address the human and operational needs that middle managers traditionally meet certainly is.
    Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • This is especially problematic if, in these precarious times, their contacts are all similar to them.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • And the partnership comes as TikTok’s future in the U.S. is uncertain.
    Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Aside from the retroactive tariffs expected to be announced this afternoon by the White House, not only is the imposition of secondary sanctions on buyers of Russian highly uncertain, but their possible nature remains inscrutable.
    Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • As July turned to August in 2021, Ian Happ’s long-term future with the Chicago Cubs was in on shaky ground as a terrible first half saw his playing time reduced to coming off the bench for stretches.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Meanwhile, smartphone feature upgrades have become more incremental, and in a shaky economy, people will be more than willing to hold on to their devices for just a bit longer.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Jamal Murray’s injury Nuggets guard Jamal Murray is doubtful due to right hamstring imflammation after missing the past five games.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • While Carvana has posted upside earnings surprises in the past, the investor was doubtful that will be repeated.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Taking supplements such as magnesium and melatonin is debatable.
    Sophie Okolo, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The president’s early claims that the import taxes will bring back jobs is debatable, and duties have a poor historical track record of boosting manufacturing employment.
    Josh Fellman, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • None other than Emma Corrin will take on the role of Elizabeth Bennet in the six-part limited series, which actors including Jennifer Ehle and Keira Knightley have perfected in the past.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
  • McGrady was a series regular on Netflix’s hit limited series The Perfect Couple.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • It’s implied that before going into construction, Levon had brought his military training into civilian life in some shady (though likely heroic) capacity or another — maybe even kidnap recovery.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
  • During a recent conversation with legendary radio host Big Boy, the 26-year-old spoke about her haters and shady tension that led to this notion.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 25 Mar. 2025

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“Iffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iffy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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