undefinable

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Recent Examples of undefinable Miryang is neither a respite for Shin-ae nor an escape, but rather some undefinable cross between the two. Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024 Brady: …give me a sense of what that means, because that’s a term that people can immediately read as somewhere in that mid-market that’s kind of undefinable and sometimes hard to grow. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 24 July 2024 The answer to that pursuit can be found only in something given little attention in laboratories, classrooms and battlefields — the undefinable, unscientific realm of art. Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024 There’s one full of hair, a play on the undefinable ick one feels when one spots a stray hair in the sink or on the shower wall. Nora Taylor, Curbed, 2 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for undefinable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undefinable
Adjective
  • Mortgages in a buyer-friendly market Those with undefined immigration status who bought property a few years ago now have significant equity in their homes and are selling quickly to take advantage of that, Rojas said.
    Sarah Moreno July 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
  • With more destinations around the world pushing back against overtourism and the potential for geopolitical impacts on itineraries, private islands can offer a more undefined, convenient alternative, according to Marilyn Macallair, a cruise travel analyst for Phocuswright.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • Oregon’s moist Pacific Northwestern climate is ripe with dead and decomposing wood and plant material, providing ample space and food for the humongous fungus to continue its growth at an indeterminate rate.
    Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2025
  • After two passenger jets collided over Staten Island, on December 16, 1960, Green-Wood received three caskets containing the remains of an indeterminate number of victims and memorialized, in granite, all hundred and thirty-four people who died.
    Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Adjective
  • In years to come, the memories would have been indistinct.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • Something similar could be said for the grainy, indistinct black-and-white photos of tortured and murdered prisoners, the shaky footage of work camps.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • According to a survey conducted for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, more than 70% of Americans have felt either cautious or uncertain about their financial situation over the past 12 months.
    Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
  • This enormous — and uncertain — data center growth should not be Maryland’s responsibility.
    David S. Lapp, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it remains undetermined.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2025
  • Additionally, the actor is requesting spousal support of an undetermined amount and asked the court to deny support payments for his estranged wife.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • These days, my summers are hardly indistinguishable from the rest of the year — busy, overscheduled, gone in a snap — with the exception of more sunshine and excellent produce.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
  • Items for sale include hemp THCA flower, which is indistinguishable from marijuana buds without sophisticated lab testing.
    A.J. Herrington, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Adjective
  • His sudden, inexplicable death was a 9-year-old’s introduction to the concept of impermanence.
    James Rainey Follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
  • Winterton has endured two spontaneous injuries on the same spot on the back of his head, and the show presented them as inexplicable happenings that were beyond the understanding of local physicians.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025

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“Undefinable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undefinable. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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