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Recent Examples of unenviable
In office, Lee must contend with an unenviable pile of problems.
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
But that popularity comes with an unenviable side effect.
—Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
For a school that plays the part with unenviable periodicity, this one might be the hardest.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
More minutes should follow in the States, even if Mbaye has the unenviable task of trying to break into one of Europe’s most devastating attacking tridents.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
But that popularity comes with an unenviable side effect.
—Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
For a school that plays the part with unenviable periodicity, this one might be the hardest.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
More minutes should follow in the States, even if Mbaye has the unenviable task of trying to break into one of Europe’s most devastating attacking tridents.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unenviable
Adjective
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This results in undesirable responses from enterprise systems—and the outputs produced by these generative AI solutions are critical for end users.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Getty/Canva Buyers on Top The Austin housing market downturn does not mean that the city has now become undesirable for buyers—quite the opposite.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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So what better time for the abominable long-drive drill?—
Samuel McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
28 July 2025
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Mamdani's stance on Israel is in fact abominable, but Cuomo missed how much more important to the broader primary electorate pocketbook issues were.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Making the Great White North our fifty first state is a particularly horrid idea.—
Walter E Block,
Oc Register,
21 July 2025
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But despite his horrid start, Morton has rewarded the Orioles for sticking to their guns, and the righty has posted a 3.09 ERA in his last 59 innings leading into the All-Star break.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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By April, 1916, the men had experienced ghastly things, and also knew that worse awaited them.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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In 2018-19, the McDavid line’s five-on-five solo goal share (39 percent) and Draisaitl solo (36 percent) were very poor, owing to a ghastly collection of wingers.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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The screams layered together, rising and echoing in a hellish chorus.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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That’s music to the ears of Gen Z, working moms, and anyone with a hellish commute.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
23 July 2025
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“Unenviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unenviable. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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