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Recent Examples of undeserving
Unless Freeze goes 4-0 in November and wins the Iron Bowl, his résumé would be wholly undeserving of a fourth season.
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Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2025
And in no way is Baldelli blameless, or even wholly undeserving of being dismissed.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Indeed, Black women have historically been viewed by whites as unclean and licentious and therefore undeserving of protection.
—Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
After demanding Posey show some respect, Browning-Grice spoke about her daughter’s infectious laugh and her dedication to showing compassion to even those who seemed undeserving of it.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2025
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Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2025
And in no way is Baldelli blameless, or even wholly undeserving of being dismissed.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Indeed, Black women have historically been viewed by whites as unclean and licentious and therefore undeserving of protection.
—Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
After demanding Posey show some respect, Browning-Grice spoke about her daughter’s infectious laugh and her dedication to showing compassion to even those who seemed undeserving of it.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeserving
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Radical approaches to what is precious and what is worthless—or appraisal—have always been more than the inversion of that which is useless made priceless, what was originally meant to be ephemeral made timeless.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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That essence of the girl who feels worthless and fears she’ll be found out by everyone still exists in Yasmin in Season 4.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
7 June 2026
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David Lynch's projects, the TV series Twin Peaks and the 1984 film Dune, launched MacLachlan to stardom in the '80s, before landing the role as Fred and Barney's no-good boss Cliff Vandercave in The Flintstones.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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This is going to be a horrible, terrible, no-good, very bad day.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Undeserving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeserving. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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