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as in unfinished
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as in untreated
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Recent Examples of unworked
Fragments of whale bones appeared at these inland sites in small and unworked pieces.
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Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2025
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.
—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
Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworked
Adjective
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That unfinished grief, anger or confusion can show up unexpectedly in your new relationship.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Archaeologists recently excavated an ancient workshop in Greece, revealing a trove of unfinished projects and other curiosities.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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The untreated ectopic pregnancy resulted in one of her fallopian tubes rupturing.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Some of these infections stop on their own, but others are too stubborn, or too serious, to leave untreated.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Oddly, the robot's physical controls also feel unpolished.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 June 2025
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That narrative that African players are raw and unpolished?—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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Although a few are just straight-up garbage and trash, most of the more than 80 identified by residents appear to be some form of unprocessed mulch.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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The drink looked and, honestly, tasted like frozen pesto—and after two spins on my Vitamix’s ‘Smoothie’ setting, there were still chunks of spinach and avocado left unprocessed in my glass.—
Betty Gold Kider,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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The depths of the ocean where deep-sea mining would take place have been untouched for millennia.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
5 June 2025
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Within minutes, every house on our side of the street was reduced to ashes, while those across the street were left untouched.—
Robert Kaplan,
Mercury News,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Research has linked eating 80 to 100 grams of these greens (two to three cups raw or half a cup cooked) daily with a 25% lower risk of overall mortality and a slower rate of cognitive decline with age.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
6 June 2025
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Practice food safety, especially when preparing raw meat, poultry, and seafood.13 Avoid eating around animals or kissing pets.—
Janelle McSwiggin,
Health,
6 June 2025
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“Unworked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworked. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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