as in slightly
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This technique imparts a subtle smokey profile, vaguely reminiscent of mezcal, all while preserving the undeniable green and herbal character of blue agave.
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Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The water was vaguely green, the sand nothing but sand, the roads indistinguishable from any other road.
—Leila Mottley
june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
Great for zoning out on the train, focus mode at work, or doing anything that vaguely resembles exercise.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 June 2025
Everyone here has an important last name or an important relative (Naomi Watts’s brother, for instance) or a vaguely important job.
—Brock Colyar, Curbed, 24 June 2025
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Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The water was vaguely green, the sand nothing but sand, the roads indistinguishable from any other road.
—Leila Mottley
june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
Great for zoning out on the train, focus mode at work, or doing anything that vaguely resembles exercise.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 June 2025
Everyone here has an important last name or an important relative (Naomi Watts’s brother, for instance) or a vaguely important job.
—Brock Colyar, Curbed, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaguely
little
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June jobs Stock futures were little changed Thursday morning as investors braced for the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ nonfarm payrolls report for June, due in at 8:30 a.m.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
3 July 2025
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The British coronation ceremony has changed little over the centuries since it was first held in 1066.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Discover Magazine,
30 June 2025
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“Vaguely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaguely. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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