as in undiscriminating
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Recent Examples of unselective
The cult film Idiocracy (2006) imagines a future in which Americans' mental capacities have been degraded by generations of pop culture, junk food, and–how to put this delicately–unselective breeding.
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Samuel Goldman, The Week, 1 Mar. 2022
With an unselective online-only model seeking to scale rapidly, Lambda is likely to end up somewhere between (free) MOOCs and (costly) for-profit online universities, which – given its ISA model – sounds about right.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 28 May 2021
Its wide muzzle suggests unselective bulk-feeding on grasses and low-growing herbs.
—Smithsonian, 8 May 2018
But Pakistani officials went to pains to say the toll was unselective, with Muslims and Christians among the dead and bereaved.
—Daniyal Hassan, Naila Inayat and Salman Masood, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2016
The kind of person, in other words, who these days tends to start a college career—typically at an unselective school—but all-too-often ends up dropping out.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 7 Sep. 2012
Samuel Goldman, The Week, 1 Mar. 2022
With an unselective online-only model seeking to scale rapidly, Lambda is likely to end up somewhere between (free) MOOCs and (costly) for-profit online universities, which – given its ISA model – sounds about right.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 28 May 2021
Its wide muzzle suggests unselective bulk-feeding on grasses and low-growing herbs.
—Smithsonian, 8 May 2018
But Pakistani officials went to pains to say the toll was unselective, with Muslims and Christians among the dead and bereaved.
—Daniyal Hassan, Naila Inayat and Salman Masood, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2016
The kind of person, in other words, who these days tends to start a college career—typically at an unselective school—but all-too-often ends up dropping out.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 7 Sep. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unselective
Adjective
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Eating like a child, Veit explains, was once understood to mean being overly excited and undiscriminating about food, not being picky.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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Yes, despite her gender-fluid appearance and undiscriminating appeal, Labubu is a girl.—
Lara Johnson-Wheeler,
Vogue,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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To an uncritical eye, the messages might have seemed like a harmless attempt at motivating a team.—
Hettie O'Brien,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Jewish establishment has long demanded uncritical support for Israel.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Tennessee Titans went back to the streets quizzing random people in their schedule reveal in a twist to the team’s 2023 schedule reveal.—
Teresa M. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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In 2019, Mohsin went to pick up his mother at her vegetable stand in Nyala, South Darfur, when armed men stormed the area and shot villagers at random.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Both residents and tourists cruise around on single-speed bikes, parking them in haphazard piles to shop in luxury boutiques, visit the famous Sunday market for clothing and home goods, or grab a cappuccino in a glitzy café.—
Rebecca Rose,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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San Diego isn’t effectively clearing flammable brush from private properties due to a haphazard inspection system that doesn’t include hefty fines and often fails to re-inspect properties deemed dangerous, a new city audit finds.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Adding lettuce as a potato companion plant is a smart way to use your garden space, and undemanding lettuce won’t compete with potatoes for nutrients, either.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 May 2026
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This research lends more credence to the idea that removing undemanding duties from workers’ days may inadvertently strip away the pauses that keep them cognitively locked in.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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When there’s nothing in sight except open space, the feeling can be aimless.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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As the game went on, Newcastle struggled to play out from the back, opting for aimless long balls.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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The case has become one of the most emblematic examples cited by rights organizations accusing Venezuela’s security apparatus of using arbitrary detention, incommunicado imprisonment and forced disappearances against dissidents and suspected opponents.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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Her work-from-home job requires her to maintain a minimum internet connection of 65 Mbps in downloads, which is subject to arbitrary testing.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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So how do teams turn scattered tactics into a coherent system?—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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In that case, most areas will see scattered rain, but the more robust cells could produce brief, heavy downpours.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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“Unselective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unselective. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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