wiggle room

as in slack
an allowable margin of freedom or variation the language of the contract is vague and leaves too much wiggle room

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Recent Examples of wiggle room There’s a lot of wiggle room between not being a target of federal charges and having assurance of a clean slate. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Aug. 2025 Apple has traditionally decided on an early September launch date, but there is some wiggle room. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 Switching models midseason, as New England did after signing Turner, freed up additional GAM and gave the club more wiggle room to strengthen its roster. Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025 Trump has sent mixed signals about whether there is still wiggle room to negotiate those rates. Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 13 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for wiggle room
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Noun
  • The better team played better more frequently Sunday and finished things off in the fourth quarter, behind a defensive line that dominated New York and mostly new faces on offense that picked up the slack for Daniels and McLaurin.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Pair it with denim shorts for a polished outfit on warmer days, or with slacks to the office.
    Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • By now, many of you have heard that The Courier Journal is moving out of our historic office building and into a new space closer to the river this week.
    Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Stradivarius and Pull&Bear both moved to larger spaces, and the group also debuted its first Bershka store.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Wiggle room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiggle%20room. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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