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Recent Examples of unloved
Nothing, Juno and Oliver and David and Rebecca all recognize, is more painful than a child’s fear of going unloved by a parent or a parent’s fear of harming their child.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Private investors had an edge for a while, playing on the margins of unloved corporate entities and capitalizing on post-2008 regulations that hamstrung bank lending.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
When funds are forced to sell because of index rules…
When spins carve out unloved segments…
When rights offerings get ignored…
When incentives quietly shift inside a company…
That’s when price disconnects from value.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Upper house elections on July 20 could see a similar drubbing, which might prompt Ishiba to quit, 10 months after taking the helm of the long-dominant but unloved Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Private investors had an edge for a while, playing on the margins of unloved corporate entities and capitalizing on post-2008 regulations that hamstrung bank lending.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
When funds are forced to sell because of index rules…
When spins carve out unloved segments…
When rights offerings get ignored…
When incentives quietly shift inside a company…
That’s when price disconnects from value.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Upper house elections on July 20 could see a similar drubbing, which might prompt Ishiba to quit, 10 months after taking the helm of the long-dominant but unloved Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unloved
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Tom’s appointees on the task force include Lizzie (Alison Oliver), a state police officer who’s regularly tormented by her fellow cops, and Aleah (Thuso Mbedu), who wins over a suspect in interrogation by sharing awful details of her past.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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His college tape from Iowa showed a kid with excellent movement skills, perfect for the Niners’ offense, but with awful footwork in pass protection.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Just the prospect of interacting with that person can be unpleasant or feel draining.—
Josh Davis,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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One unpleasant but necessary aspect of board service is disciplinary action against unneighborly behavior by members.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The result, as Guse pointed out, can be appalling.—
Jim Vinoski,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Anything different from that, now and in the past, is an appalling deviation from our core values.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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The outing by Darvish continued a run of good starts for the Padres after a horrid stretch.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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However, these pale in comparison to her horrid record of decisions as a Supreme Court justice.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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So yes, be yourself, so long as that self is not selfish, impulsive, or obnoxious.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Be a Good Sport Even if—especially if—you’re rooting against your hosts’ team, don’t be obnoxious in your fandom.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In the dreadful wake of the greatest die-off in history, the end-Permian mass extinction, the biosphere struggled for millions of years with high carbon dioxide levels during the torrid height of Pangaea.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Sources briefed on the Bruins’ strategy said UCLA’s most influential supporters connected to the football program think very highly of Lynn, who has improved what was a dreadful Trojans defense.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Clothing must not feature offensive language, obscene gestures/graphics, or nudity or clothing that does not sufficiently cover undergarments.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The store supplied her with bondage pants, kilts, and T-shirts printed with obscene illustrations.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The many physically revolting and morally repellent acts that ensue amount to little but a gross-out joke.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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How does this happen, no matter how revolting or nonsensical the trend can be?—
Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Oct. 2022
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“Unloved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unloved. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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