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or uneconomical
as in unaffordable
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Recent Examples of uneconomic
The domestic fracking boom drove the price of natural gas down and wholesale energy prices down with it, leaving the plant uneconomical, said Tom Content, executive director of the Wisconsin Citizens Utility Board.
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
In some, very uneconomical cases, cheap drones have been shot down with interceptor missiles worth millions of dollars.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Agreements should include mechanisms to renegotiate or exit if compliance becomes impossible or uneconomical.
—Aj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
But since only female trees bear fruit, a 50–50 gender ratio is uneconomical to say the least.
—Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
In some, very uneconomical cases, cheap drones have been shot down with interceptor missiles worth millions of dollars.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Agreements should include mechanisms to renegotiate or exit if compliance becomes impossible or uneconomical.
—Aj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
But since only female trees bear fruit, a 50–50 gender ratio is uneconomical to say the least.
—Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneconomic
Adjective
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Su noted that people are struggling to maintain a decent quality of living in San Francisco, as the cost of living and housing continues to become more unaffordable each year.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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In a society where men are often the breadwinners and handle household finances – and menstrual products are unaffordable for many – women’s health care needs tend to fall by the wayside, Ahsan said.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Demand is growing, and tour operators are adapting offerings to meet it, including specialized tours for singles and adjustments to historically prohibitive pricing practices.—
Peter McGraw,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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Dallas’ hopes for a quick turnaround were accelerated when the Mavericks overcame seemingly prohibitive odds to win the first pick in last year’s draft and take Duke forward Cooper Flagg.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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There are people who desire to drastically improve the health of our ecosystems who unknowingly struggle with unreasonable expectations.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Feb. 2026
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Amid those pressures, many people turn to the comfort of a pet – but the expectations for what dogs can bring to our lives are becoming increasingly unreasonable.—
Margret Grebowicz,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Cut Buddy's tariff bills became erratic and exorbitant.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2026
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Since the 1970s, Toñitas has become a symbol of resistance amid growing gentrification in the neighborhood, where businesses owned by people of color have been shuttered and longtime Williamsburg residents pushed out by exorbitant rent hikes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The cost of groceries and electricity is more expensive.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Dutch, French, Portuguese and Belgian families each kept a few, a dozen, or a couple of hundred milk cows on land that’s now too expensive even to keep chickens.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Waymo’s reliance on people for simple tasks underscores how even the most advanced autonomous technologies still require costly human intervention for some basic operations.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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For simpler situations, such as setting up a basic payment plan, working directly with the IRS or a local tax professional may be less costly.—
Deane Biermeier,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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For the first time since the Federal Reserve began its aggressive rate hikes years ago, the share of homeowners paying steep mortgage rates above 6% now exceeds the elite class of borrowers holding on to rock-bottom rates below 3%.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Set the scene Somewhere between Monaco and Cannes, up the steep streets of Nice’s intricate Old Town, a large garden with poppies is accessed through a cool courtyard, shaded by orange trees.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In a crisis moment, one line of thinking goes, would Wasserman let a contingent of music agents and clients walk in order to save what may be a more valuable line of his business, the sports division?—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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In reality, the technology is a toolkit that enables geologists to draw on data, models, and geophysics to generate valuable insights at various stages of a mining project.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Uneconomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneconomic. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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