unfulfilled

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Recent Examples of unfulfilled Lengthy delays frequently lead to a backlog of unfulfilled FOIA requests. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 18 July 2025 But Williams, 30, tapped out after a career marked by injuries and unfulfilled promise after arriving in L.A. following a stellar career at Clemson. Jay Paris, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025 What To Know The internal rift appears to stem from growing frustration over unfulfilled promises related to the Epstein case. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025 The report notes instances leading up to the Butler rally in which the Secret Service headquarters denied or left unfulfilled requests for additional resources to support Trump during the campaign. Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 13 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unfulfilled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfulfilled
Adjective
  • Keegan was visibly frustrated after a low snap on a third-down situation killed the play.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The user is growing frustrated after years of conscious effort to save, only to feel overlooked.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 31 July 2025
Adjective
  • But those expecting the administration to suddenly provide the guardrails and rules that have been sorely lacking in college sports in recent years will likely come away disappointed.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
  • His formula: Randomly drop the flyer on social media, set a low enough price to get everyone to mentally buy into it, watch disappointed fans bemoan coming up empty-handed after waiting in the virtual queue, and prepare for who shows up for the party.
    Elise Brisco, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2025
Adjective
  • However, this progress is offset by a steep decline among younger voters aged 18–29, who have become increasingly disillusioned in recent months.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
  • President Donald Trump's return to the White House has left many progressive Americans feeling disillusioned, resigned, and apathetic.
    Time, Time, 16 July 2025
Adjective
  • Studio executives and agents have been frustrated by the high cost of sending people to Park City, while some locals have grown disenchanted with the influx of fans and press into their tiny hamlet.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The country’s far right, which now controls 30 percent of Parliament, has normalized radical antidemocratic rhetoric and mobilized a disenchanted electorate that sees liberal governance not as a safeguard but as a barrier to reform.
    Veronica Anghel, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • Canada faces a 35% tariff The U.S.’s northern neighbor got a higher rate because Trump is dissatisfied with Canada’s efforts to stop the flow of fentanyl.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
  • What the White House has tried to do hasn't satisfied many, including in his base — and could make for headaches for swing-district Republicans A CNN survey conducted July 10-13 found half of respondents were dissatisfied with how much information has been released, including 4 in 10 Republicans.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 25 July 2025
Adjective
  • Both parties were riven by arguments over slavery, prompting some discontented members to establish an alternative.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • So that abandonment leaves them angry and bitter and discontented and alienated.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
Adjective
  • However, aggrieved residents are opposing the construction of the circuit due to its impact on the environment.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
  • Today a new generation of demagogues claim to be fighting to liberate aggrieved majorities from outsiders’ control.
    Derek R. Peterson, The Conversation, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • More recently Fortune reports that ‘revenge quitting’ is ready to take its place, with disgruntled employees venting their frustrations by walking out the door.
    London Business School, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • He was assassinated in 1978 by a disgruntled former city supervisor.
    Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025

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“Unfulfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfulfilled. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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