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indistinct figures in the fog
managed to discern a blurry, indistinct shadow through the downpour
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He is often seen in sharp focus while people and objects around him are blurred and indistinct.
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Richard Kuipers, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
Tonight sees the comet move from the constellation Virgo into Serpens, a small and indistinct shape of eight stars that resemble a snake.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
As the effects spread to the lips, tongue and jaw, his speech devolved into indistinct sounds that his daughter could not understand.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
The jury faulted the track design and believed Smalls should have tried to stop the train earlier, after seeing an indistinct reflection on the tracks ahead of him, the Journal News reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024
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Richard Kuipers, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
Tonight sees the comet move from the constellation Virgo into Serpens, a small and indistinct shape of eight stars that resemble a snake.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
As the effects spread to the lips, tongue and jaw, his speech devolved into indistinct sounds that his daughter could not understand.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
The jury faulted the track design and believed Smalls should have tried to stop the train earlier, after seeing an indistinct reflection on the tracks ahead of him, the Journal News reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024
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“Indistinct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indistinct. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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indistinct
adjective
in·dis·tinct
ˌin-dis-ˈtiŋ(k)t 
: not distinct or clear
indistinct figures in the fog
a far-off indistinct light
indistinctly
adverb
indistinctness
noun
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