unfulfilled

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Recent Examples of unfulfilled And for years, that promise seemed unfulfilled as the WNBA struggled to maintain its early momentum. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 27 Jan. 2025 Finally, the Inflation Reduction Act launched record spending to fight climate change and tax reform — even if its namesake goal, to reduce inflation, remains unfulfilled. Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025 Building a business while sacrificing every other area of your life will leave you unfulfilled and burned out. Jodie Cook, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 But the other vision of political reform—Hu’s vision—is decidedly unfulfilled. Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unfulfilled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfulfilled
Adjective
  • This seemingly frustrated Mullenweg, who accused WPE of abusing the WordPress trademark to charge customers for access to WordPress' free tools.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Air traveler invades passenger's personal space to snap photos of clouds throughout flight A woman became frustrated on a recent flight to Germany when the passenger seated next to her continuously stretched his arm out to take photos near the window.
    Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • So when it was announced that the Indianapolis Colts would be the team to play in Berlin, the Kansas City Chiefs were very disappointed.
    Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The itinerary Our first glimpse of St. Pierre revealed colorful homes, wild ocean views, and a couple of seals, to the backdrop of rainfall, which brought some disappointed sighs from the true cold seekers.
    Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • For disillusioned Democrats, too much of the post-election focus has been on tactics, and too much time has been spent second-guessing past decisions — Should former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. have dropped out sooner?
    Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Firstly, a square between the sun and Neptune on the 18th could leave you feeling confused or disillusioned, especially regarding your long-term goals in a significant partnership.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • His quiet, baritone voice offered succor to the lonely and hope to the disenchanted.
    John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Just as unfortunately for Phil, Butchie has become disenchanted with him.
    Will Harris, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump asked his secretaries after a reporter asked the president if any Cabinet members were dissatisfied with Musk's role.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Customers were dissatisfied when orders were late or incorrect.
    Ketan Anand, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Driving the news: Even among regions that improved or saw no change in 2024, discontented populations increasingly turned to anti-mainstream or insurgent parties.
    Avery Lotz, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
  • These discontented countries are among those Washington needs on its side in order to effectively diversify global supply chains, as the economics of new investment only work if there is sufficient demand in critical industries to make the necessary outlays worthwhile.
    Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri McDormand won her second of three Best Actress accolades for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as aggrieved mother, Mildred Hayes, whose daughter (Kathryn Newton) was raped and murdered.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
  • This leaves many aggrieved consumers without any meaningful recourse.
    Daniel Wallach, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • After trying to convince the disgruntled clerk to take it off his hands, the monkey bangs its drum, causing a harpoon gun on display to impale the clerk and rip out his entrails.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Join 7 others in the comments View Comments All of this might sound like some local news griping from a disgruntled outer-borough cyclist and subway rider.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025

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“Unfulfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfulfilled. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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