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Recent Examples of underdone
The chassis feels, by Mini’s standards, underdone and unsophisticated.
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Michael Taylor, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
This ensemble would, in the hands of another director, feel like an abundance of riches, but Liman opts to give The Instigators a grubby, underdone style that dulls a lot of the supporting cast’s colorful work.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
Family members began eating the kabobs but noted that the meat tasted underdone, so it was recooked and served again.
—Eric Henderson, CBS News, 24 May 2024
There’s slightly underdone (a good thing), and then there’s unwelcome resistance.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
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Michael Taylor, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
This ensemble would, in the hands of another director, feel like an abundance of riches, but Liman opts to give The Instigators a grubby, underdone style that dulls a lot of the supporting cast’s colorful work.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
Family members began eating the kabobs but noted that the meat tasted underdone, so it was recooked and served again.
—Eric Henderson, CBS News, 24 May 2024
There’s slightly underdone (a good thing), and then there’s unwelcome resistance.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underdone
Adjective
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Nevertheless, Hollywood could soon notice an AI backlash that hurts its bottom line so long as studios are pushing it as both a half-baked dramatic theme and a transformative tool.—
Miles Klee,
Wired News,
5 Feb. 2026
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His authoritarian moves can be half-baked and primitive, such as the firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for releasing economic data that Trump wished were not true.—
Marc Novicoff,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Mass shootings are rare in Canada, a country with much stricter gun laws than the US, and school shootings of this scale are almost unheard of.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Because the foxes in the Sierra Nevada are isolated from their relatives living in the Lassen Peak area, the collaring of this fox offers scientists a rare opportunity to better understand the ecology and conservation needs of this remote group.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Researchers warn that bamboo shoots should never be eaten uncooked.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Rinsing the uncooked rice under cold water removes the excess surface starch and ensures that your rice cooks up fluffy, not gummy.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Underdone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdone. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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