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Adjective
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There is a wealth of knowledge and experience here to sift through and, at times, the film’s editing leaves these individual’s offerings unshaped or unclear.—
Sarah-Tai Black,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2023 -
Years ago, these yew shrubs were dishevelled & unshaped, so The Prince tasked his gardeners with creating their own intriguing topiary designs.—
Amy Mackelden,
Harper's BAZAAR,
14 Nov. 2020
Adjective
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Due to an accidental feature of this primitive technology, the color of television made in the middle nineteen sixties is essentially public, rather than private.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Campsites are a step above primitive, with nearby water, pit toilets, picnic tables and food lock-up boxes provided.—
Don Sproul,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Even if partners don’t agree on every single detail pertaining to religion or politics, most healthy couples nevertheless share a rudimentary worldview.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Set in 1994 and kitted out with plenty of period-appropriate details, the film’s setting allows for all sorts of mystery (and one, quite funny, rudimentary internet search).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Two of the three critical objectives remain unfinished, and the work is now expected to wrap up more than 21 years later than originally planned.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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This phenomenon is known as the Zeigarnik Effect, which explains why our attention frequently shifts to unfinished tasks.—
Luciana Paulise,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Well, the moon-planet-star trio are among the brightest objects in our solar system, meaning the impending conjunction should be incredibly easy to spot for even the most amateur astronomers.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
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When an amateur true crime investigator arrives with the intention of tracking down the town's serial killer, the unlikely pair strike a truce to avoid being caught – and might just find a love story in their own madness.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The case docket has heated up this year due to the mess surrounding former Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, who was fired earlier this year due primarily to unprofessional behavior in the Karen Read murder case — a charge a jury acquitted her of in a trial earlier this year.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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The district received multiple complaints regarding Bloise’s behavior in late spring of this year and an external law firm was engaged to investigate the allegations of unprofessional conduct, according to district spokesperson Raj Rai.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Relations only continued to tank when, in 2020, American mercenaries attempted to overthrow the Venezuelan government in an amateurish scheme.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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People who understand the process of diplomacy think that this is very amateurish and is unlikely to yield real results that are enforceable.—
Donald Heflin,
The Conversation,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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For the unskilled makeup amateurs among us, the face-sculpting technique of contouring is a little too intimidating.—
Jeanne Ballion,
Vogue,
7 Aug. 2025
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When an unskilled injector offers up undereye filler, the more serious side effects can even include blindness or stroke.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Unshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshapen. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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