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Recent Examples of unpopular
Days of unrest in Nepal have resulted in the ousting of a deeply unpopular government and the deaths of at least 50 people.
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Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
Among Democrats, criticism has grown louder as the war becomes deeply unpopular with the party base.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
In 2019's It Chapter Two, director Andy Muschietti’s follow-up to his hit 2017 adaptation of the first half of King’s book, King appears in a cameo role to poke fun at his reputation for unpopular resolutions.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
That’s what Republicans are doing despite growing evidence their policies are unpopular with the voters, presumably hoping that redrawing congressional district lines in a handful of red states will forestall any possible 2026 blue wave.
—Carl Leubsdorf, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
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Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
Among Democrats, criticism has grown louder as the war becomes deeply unpopular with the party base.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
In 2019's It Chapter Two, director Andy Muschietti’s follow-up to his hit 2017 adaptation of the first half of King’s book, King appears in a cameo role to poke fun at his reputation for unpopular resolutions.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
That’s what Republicans are doing despite growing evidence their policies are unpopular with the voters, presumably hoping that redrawing congressional district lines in a handful of red states will forestall any possible 2026 blue wave.
—Carl Leubsdorf, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpopular
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Farrell's completely unrecognized look and vocal cadence struck fans in a massive way, leading to Reeves and DC cooking up a limited miniseries that showcased Penguin's rise in Gotham.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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At the end of April 2022, the Russian army moved the Kuindzhi Art Museum's entire collection to a museum in the capital of the Donetsk People's Republic, a separatist and politically unrecognized territory annexed by Russia.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Brown died in his apartment in Harlem, New York City on an unknown date.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Questions remain about the space rock’s composition, which is currently unknown.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Cobb said the generosity of her unsung heroes, who were on the street trying to survive, has remained with her.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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Who is the unsung hero of this movie?—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
18 Sep. 2025
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The season record still is only 36-45, but the low-spending, no-name Fish have climbed out of the NL East cellar ahead of Washington and are now shouting from third-place Atlanta.—
Greg Cote
June 29,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2025
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Philosophy majors from no-name schools do not have the same economic trajectory as computer science grads from Stanford.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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After Princeton and military service, he was sent to the Paris bureau, where his scoops and reviews forced designers to alter their view of Women’s Wear Daily as unimportant.—
James Fallon,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Those tests that pick up most cancers tend to pick up other unimportant things as well — and those screening tests that are limited to discovering cancer often miss many people with the disease.—
Cory Franklin,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sunway was transformed by Jeffrey Cheah from an obscure tin-mining company over the five decades into one of Malaysia’s biggest conglomerates with interests in construction, education, healthcare, infrastructure and real estate.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Robinson also explained the obscure engravings found on bullet casings that were left behind at the scene.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Many other pieces were unrecognizable.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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If your once-white dish towels have turned an unrecognizable color, pre-soak them overnight.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To know all the actors, famous to unfamous.—
Daniel Vaillancourt,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2022
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But during this break in the action, a camera scanning courtside spotted Kobe, pleasantly inhabited by an almost unfamous happiness, teaching his daughter about the game.—
Matt Sullivan,
Vulture,
29 June 2021
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“Unpopular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpopular. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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