apocryphal
/əˈpɑkɹəfəɫ/
adjective
(of a statement or story) unlikely to be authentic, even though it is widely believed to be true
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1It's considered New Testament apocryphal writings.
2It's not apocryphal.
3However, this quote is almost definitely apocryphal.
4A lot of this may be apocryphal.
5A possible fourth form of closure, at a meta-fictional level, would be that the defeat of Avellaneda's apocryphal Quixote.
a question mark hang over sth
/ɐ kwˈɛstʃən mˈɑːɹk hˈæŋ ˌoʊvɚ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phrase
a feeling of uncertainty and doubt about something

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arguable
/ˈɑɹɡjuəbəɫ/
adjective
not believed to be true and open to question and disagreement
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1It’s arguable that this stalemate was never really resolved.
2- This is arguable the only safe way to eat leftover sushi.
3Well, that's an arguable statement
4It's arguable that every age has roughly similar amounts of latent talent among its artists.
5All right, today's guest is arguable the greatest beach volleyball player the world has ever seen.
(as / ) far as sb know
/æz fˈɑːɹ æz ˌɛsbˈiː nˈoʊ/
phrase
used to express one's uncertainty about the statement one has made as there might be something that makes it untrue
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1Like, there's no option for live captions as far as I know.
2Like, there's no option for live captions as far as I know.
3And as far as you know, there's no role models for you.
4And as far as you know, there's no role models for you.
5As far as I know, it’s always been in San Diego.
confusion
/kənˈfjuʒən/
noun
a state of being confused and not having a clear understanding of an action, behavior, etc.
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1Crowd is confusion.
2Alibi's strengths are confusion.
3The spelling of the last syllable can also cause confusion.
4A competitor with a similar name may inadvertently create confusion.
5ambiguity implies confusion.
debatable
/dəˈbeɪtəbəɫ/
adjective
unclear or uncertain because of the involvement of many different opinions
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1That's debatable.
2Baklava's origins are still debatable.
3It is debatable.
4Well, the effects of this holocaust of Protestant resistance are debatable.
5That's debatable.
doubt
/ˈdaʊt/
noun
a feeling of uncertainty about something
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1In the beginning, Ankit's family and friends doubted his business.
2Though, some toxicologists doubt the accuracy of these cases.
3Because part of me doubted the experience.
4Never ever doubt a woman's intuition.
5So that second example really showed indecision, uncertainty, doubt.
to doubt
/ˈdaʊt/
verb
to not feel certain about something; to think that something is not the case
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1In the beginning, Ankit's family and friends doubted his business.
2Though, some toxicologists doubt the accuracy of these cases.
3Because part of me doubted the experience.
4Never ever doubt a woman's intuition.
5So that second example really showed indecision, uncertainty, doubt.
doubtful
/ˈdaʊtfəɫ/
adjective
improbable or unlikely to happen or be the case
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1Her husband was doubtful about this.
2Looks doubtful in there.
3The result is not doubtful.
4- I'm doubtful.
5Are you doubtful?
dubious
/ˈdubiəs/
adjective
(of a person) unsure of the credibility of something; uncertain whether or not something is good
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1Some of the others, the ministry, their motivations are dubious.
2Alright, next up from Zelda: Breath of the Wild, we have dubious food.
3The claims of human-alien cooperation are also dubious at best.
4The Legion’s summons to Gaul is dubious.
5The real history of the Trojan War is dubious at best.
halting
/ˈhɔɫtɪŋ/
adjective
acting or talking with hesitation due to uncertainty or lack of confidence
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1And I'll come back at the end to the halting steps towards this just transition, or a socially equitable version of a change in this really critical problem.
2Actually in 2007 water temperatures in the falls rose to 82 degrees and it killed a bunch of trout there, pretty much halting life.
3Meanwhile his halting, gauche attempts to seduce women were met by ridicule and rejection.
4The halting of the Mongol advance at Ayn Jalut by the Mamluks, and the fracturing of the Empire into independent Khanates after Great Khan Mongke’s death, left the new Ilkhanate in a precarious position.
5But perhaps this method of halting warming would be effective in the far north.
haltingly
/ˈhɔɫtɪŋɫi/
adverb
(of speech or movement) in a nervous manner that makes one stutter while speaking or stumble while walking
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1(screams haltingly) -
2For the first time, ever, we are able to haltingly, imperfectly, but at least somewhat look into the functioning of the human brain, and to make that visual, and to make real or more real what is already real but isn't believed to be real.
3He said, I speak very haltingly in English.
to have half a mind to
/hæv hˈæf ɐ mˈaɪnd tuː/
phrase
to say that one will do something even though they might not really intending to
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1I have half a mind to tell your parents about this when they get here!
to hesitate
/ˈhɛzəˌteɪt/
verb
to pause before saying or doing something because of uncertainty or nervousness
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1His father hesitated.
2Did the woman hesitate?
3The woman hesitated, not a man.
4The woman hesitated.
5The woman hesitated.
hesitation
/ˌhɛzəˈteɪʃən/
noun
the act of pausing before doing or saying something because one feels unsure
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1But her mom had some hesitations.
2- What's her hesitation?
3Without hesitation, Jake MacKinnon's mother, Janice, selflessly donated her kidney to Kalem's father.
4Number two: hesitation is bad.
5- He really said no hesitation.
if
/ˈɪf/, /ɪf/
noun
‌an uncertain possibility or condition
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1Surveillance and privacy issues could arise if the central bank is able to monitor every transaction.
2Some faithful friends of Stalin even admitted to having disloyal thoughts if not deeds, which was adequate sin to justify execution.
3If the President vetoes a law, Congress, with a two thirds vote in both houses, can override the veto.
4If you want to see their herniated disc, get an MRI.
5If the carpet isn’t too dirty, the safer play is probably to just vacuum.
iffy
/ˈɪfi/
adjective
having a feeling of uncertainty or doubt toward something
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1so the exact wording is iffy.
2Number 25, our final expression is "Iffy."
3His finances are iffy.
4Well her landing zones are pretty iffy.
5My job is kinda iffy, so.
impossible
/ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəɫ/
adjective
not able to be or happen; not possible to do
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1Throughout history, human behavior seemed impossible to understand.
2They said it was impossible to know a person's personality by analyzing head bumps.
3Change is impossible.
4The heist is impossible.
5So level three was impossible.
inconclusive
/ˌɪnkənˈkɫusɪv/
adjective
not producing a clear result or decision
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1The first one was inconclusive.
2The battle in the center between the legionaries and the phalagists was inconclusive.
3Their findings were inconclusive.
4The video was inconclusive, all right?
5The video is inconclusive, alright?
to be (only / just / ) a matter of time
/biː ɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv tˈaɪm/
phrase
to certainly happen at some point in the future
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1And with millennials dining out 30% more often than other generations, it may just be a matter of time before Sparky joins them for a night out.
2But some say it's only a matter of time.
3Some analysts say it's just a matter of time before Amazon finds clever ways to reconfigure its business models and partnerships to comply.
4But experts agree that it's only a matter of time.
5Today it may just be a matter of time until one building goes the extra mile.
maybe
/ˈmeɪbi/
adverb
used to show that you are uncertain about the occurrence, correctness, or truth of something
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1I even wrote a letter to Chris just kind of hoping that maybe the message could be relayed.
2Maybe I'm ranting on about this too much.
3Maybe today's grads are at least making more money.
4Maybe face my fears.
5Maybe the girl singing had a good voice
there is no question of
/ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ kwˈɛstʃən ʌv/
sentence
used of something that is impossible to happen or cannot be true
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1There's no question of that.
2There was no question of his guilt.
3For Richard Nixon, there was no question of his devotion to the campaign and his intellect.
4If we can get that down, if we don't get it there, but we get the numbers so small that there is no question of who actually the WINNER is, I think that'll be HELPFUL, Really Remove a lot of those questions that people might have.
5It was by NATO, again without the permission of the UN Security Council because the Russians and Chinese were supporting Serbian sides so there was no question of international authorization.
not necessarily
/nˌɑːt nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹəli/
phrase
used usually in a response to show that something may not be true
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1NOT NECESSARILY TRUE Clauses in the user agreements for social-networking sites set some rules for profiles, but nothing in the agreement says they have to be true.
2I mean, you don't necessarily have to hurt the guy.
3I wasn't necessarily energized.
4Not necessarily drying, but just dry.
5It would be really cool, I imagine, if a signing deaf person or if it was me, but if I decided to go voice off for the show would catfish as like a hearing person not necessarily as a catfish as a hearing person maybe just never mention it at all.
or what
/ɔːɹ wˈʌt/
phrase
used to show one's uncertainty of something
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1But if you think people are usually arguing over how these artworks actually look or what they represent, think again.
2But if you think people are usually arguing over how these artworks actually look or what they represent, think again.
3One problem is interference, or what psychologists call the "Stroop effect."
4That night, or what was left of it, I could not sleep.
5Now can you tell me who or what that woman was?'

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