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as in unfinished
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as in untreated
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Recent Examples of unworked
During the summer solstice, the sun rises above the Heel Stone, a large, unworked sarsen standing about 250 feet from the center of the monument’s stone circle.
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Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025
These fortresses tended to take advantage of features like gorges and hilltops for natural defenses, supplementing those with walls of unworked boulders stacked without mortar.
—Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The overtime probe that led to Peniche’s phone being searched first became public in 2019, when CHP Southern Division Chief Mark Garrett held a press conference alleging dozens of officers had bilked the agency for unworked hours.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
Homes are made of unworked stone; sheep and goats are quartered indoors.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 22 June 2020
Built from unworked limestone boulders and rocks, the basic arch, though never conclusively dated, may be from the 14th century B.C. 20.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2016
Police have launched an international hunt for the thieves and their loot, consisting of 483 Celtic coins and a lump of unworked gold that were discovered during an archeological dig near the present-day town of Manching in 1999.
—Frank Jordans, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2022
That money went to 77 different employees who together claimed more than 7,200 hours of unworked overtime pay.
—Bob Christie, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2021
The new support program unveiled last week requires employees to work at least 20% of their hours to receive aid, and their firms are on the hook to make a 5% contribution for unworked time.
—David Goodman, Bloomberg.com, 31 Oct. 2020
Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025
These fortresses tended to take advantage of features like gorges and hilltops for natural defenses, supplementing those with walls of unworked boulders stacked without mortar.
—Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The overtime probe that led to Peniche’s phone being searched first became public in 2019, when CHP Southern Division Chief Mark Garrett held a press conference alleging dozens of officers had bilked the agency for unworked hours.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
Homes are made of unworked stone; sheep and goats are quartered indoors.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 22 June 2020
Built from unworked limestone boulders and rocks, the basic arch, though never conclusively dated, may be from the 14th century B.C. 20.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2016
Police have launched an international hunt for the thieves and their loot, consisting of 483 Celtic coins and a lump of unworked gold that were discovered during an archeological dig near the present-day town of Manching in 1999.
—Frank Jordans, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2022
That money went to 77 different employees who together claimed more than 7,200 hours of unworked overtime pay.
—Bob Christie, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2021
The new support program unveiled last week requires employees to work at least 20% of their hours to receive aid, and their firms are on the hook to make a 5% contribution for unworked time.
—David Goodman, Bloomberg.com, 31 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworked
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The transcript reveals the students’ unfinished thoughts and panic over finding Kernodle’s unconscious body.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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Some unfinished vehicles were parked in storage until chips could be installed. Between the lines: The North American auto industry is deeply integrated, with finished vehicles and auto parts flowing freely across borders.—
Joann Muller,
Axios,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Endometriosis can worsen over time if left untreated.—
Health,
Health,
5 Mar. 2025
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The top officials estimated that the casualties would include up to 166,000 deaths from malaria, a 30% rise in new tuberculosis cases, 200,000 children paralyzed by polio over the next decade and more than a million children left untreated for severe malnutrition.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And overall, many of the top-20-caliber players are unpolished prospects who will be drafted more for potential than production.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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As for the love story at the heart of things, real-life singer-songwriters Koerner and Varga, both making their movie debuts, inhabit their roles with unpolished sincerity, if not technical skill.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Benavidez was charged in the 2006 assault and while preparing to prosecute him, DNA technology continued to evolve and unprocessed samples were tested, identifying Pina-Cruz in July 2023, according to officials and court documents.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Feb. 2025
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Beef, hamburger, lamb, and pork were deemed unprocessed red meat options.4 One serving of red meat was defined as 3 ounces of food, and from there, participants were sorted into groups based on their average consumption.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Senior leadership, however, will remain untouched, and curators have been spared from the cuts.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Fingering through the untouched pages can give you a lot of joy of the upcoming journey, but the convenience and ease of an e-reader has moved books into the 21st century.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Read stories based on the data and explore the raw data yourself via the links and table below.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2025
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Foods included tend to be whole and/or raw: think raw vegetables, bread, meat and cheese.—
Georgia Day,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Unworked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworked. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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