as in irresolute
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as in hesitating
to show uncertainty about the right course of action
vacillated for so long that someone else stepped in and made the decision
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The prevailing sense among investors and market handicappers entering the month was to expect choppy, irresolute action full of potential scares.Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
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Showing signs of being irresolute can signal weakness that adversaries take note of.Michael Poznansky, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2024
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But the vote’s outcome is uncertain, despite a push from union leadership urging members to accept the offer this time around — and the deal on the table is not significantly different from an offer rejected by nearly two-thirds of membership just over a week ago.Andrew Torgan, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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And especially as Black voters' enthusiasm for Harris has been uncertain, the hope was Clinton could energize the faith community to turn out to vote in a must-win swing state.Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
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From the opening scenes of Marion's theft to her fateful arrival at Bates Motel (the first hour of this movie features some of the best filmmaking and acting ever) to the impending investigation, Hitchcock constantly shifts the focus, keeping viewers unsure of what will happen next.Travis Bean, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Since discovery of the crime, police and prosecutors have warned metro Detroiters not to allow any stranger access to their homes if residents are unsure about the stranger’s identity.Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
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As for how the price of gas might affect the election outcome, falling prices could help tip the scales for undecided voters who are seeking a last-minute nudge.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2024
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Seven percent of voters are undecided, including 20% of independent voters.J.D. Davidson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
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Though the debate has been revived following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, the nation is still ambivalent about becoming a republic.Peter Guo, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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The survivors fled into the Otherworld and became fairies—enigmatic beings whose attitude toward humankind was ambivalent at best.Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Vacillating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacillating. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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