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gray area
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Princeton's WordNet
grey area, gray areanoun
an intermediate area; a topic that is not clearly one thing or the other
Wiktionary
gray areanoun
A part that is not clear or certain; something that is open to interpretation.
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gray area
A gray area refers to a situation, subject, or concept that is unclear, undefined, uncertain, or lacks explicit rules, making it difficult to determine the right course of action or make a distinction between right and wrong. It's a situation typically open to interpretation or individual judgement.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gray area in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gray area in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of gray area in a Sentence
It's kind of a gray area.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid:
There is no gray area here. It is time for Sen. McConnell and Speaker Ryan to find the backbone to say: 'Enough,'.
I enjoy exploring new worlds, especially a world which exists in a gray area.
I think it does create a gray area that academia is understandably grappling with right now, because you’re working on something you’re very dedicated to and a lot of your social time ends up being your work time.
I just want to relate the message of one of these women -- and it was a shared sentiment among this group -- that this was not role-playing, that this was not' Fifty Shades of Grey.' It wasn't in a gray area at all.
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