nebulously

adverb

as in vaguely

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Recent Examples of nebulously For the most part, big superhero movies from DC and Marvel tend to be a hodgepodge of adaptation, with filmmakers borrowing freely and nebulously from decades of winding comic-book continuity. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 26 June 2026 The doctrine of the containment of communism thus gave birth to a more concretely geopolitical—as opposed to nebulously civilizational—West, soon embodied in new institutions such as NATO, an integrating Europe, and the OECD. — Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025 Acquiring a digital media startup largely reliant on reader revenue at a moment of subscription fatigue is risky — to say nothing of The Free Press’ price tag, which Puck put somewhere nebulously between $100 million and $200 million. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Everything seems to cost more these days – except one fragrant, nebulously legal recreational product. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nebulously
vaguely
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  • The bars are flooded with single people dressed in their sexiest getups and looking vaguely uncomfortable.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The episode picks up when Bret and Robert have their first tense interaction — their vaguely hostile and lightly homoerotic back-and-forth continues to be the highlight of the show for me.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
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“Nebulously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nebulously. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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