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Recent Examples of unworthy
There should be no leaks about players who the National Football League and its 32 teams may deem unworthy of representing their shield or logo for some gray area in their scouting report.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Of course, many of these pitchers will prove to be unworthy.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Families were broken apart by church leaders who cast out men deemed unworthy and reassigned their wives and children to others.
—Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Once a government convinces people that some among them are unworthy of rights or empathy, the rest becomes frighteningly easy.
—Andrew Weinstein, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Of course, many of these pitchers will prove to be unworthy.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Families were broken apart by church leaders who cast out men deemed unworthy and reassigned their wives and children to others.
—Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Once a government convinces people that some among them are unworthy of rights or empathy, the rest becomes frighteningly easy.
—Andrew Weinstein, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworthy
Adjective
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Don't think the free themes are worthless; some rival Squarespace's slick visual style.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
21 May 2026
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Of course, there's a flip side to that, the investors who bought those worthless options.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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This was controversial to the public, though, with many feeling that Pluto had been demoted in a dishonorable sense, unjustly kicked out of the club of astronomical objects that people actually care about.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
29 Apr. 2026
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After backing out of an agreement to trade first-round picks in 2026 and 2027 for Crosby, DeCosta was decried as dishonorable, dirty and duplicitous, especially after Baltimore signed another accomplished edge rusher, Trey Hendrickson, to a free-agent deal the following day.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Both are also, objectively speaking, disgusting.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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What could be more cunning and disgusting than training dogs to commit anal rape?—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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“Unworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworthy. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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