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Recent Examples of would-be
Prophesizing the Skies For thousands of years, would-be weather forecasters struggled to pin down the relevant factors.
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Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The exterior is made from a luxurious nappa leather that feels buttery soft and smooth to the touch, and it’s fitted with RFID-blocking technology to ward off would-be thieves.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
There are hot seats and there are inevitabilities, unhappy endings to would-be fairy tales.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Avoiding would-be tacklers in the backfield, Stevenson earned 17 yards after contact and 15 in the box score, per Pro Football Focus.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
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Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The exterior is made from a luxurious nappa leather that feels buttery soft and smooth to the touch, and it’s fitted with RFID-blocking technology to ward off would-be thieves.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
There are hot seats and there are inevitabilities, unhappy endings to would-be fairy tales.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Avoiding would-be tacklers in the backfield, Stevenson earned 17 yards after contact and 15 in the box score, per Pro Football Focus.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for would-be
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Clearly frustrated, Palencia gave up five runs and recorded zero outs during the ninth inning of that 6-3 loss to the Washington Nationals, a last-place team with a largely inexperienced and nondescript lineup.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Having won five straight Ryder Cups and 12 of the last 13, the American team entered as the heavy favorite despite fielding a relatively inexperienced squad.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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This reduces waste, extends product lifespan, and minimizes the use of new materials.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Ahead of the premiere of her new Netflix series, Too Much, written for her by Lena Dunham, the 33-year-old reflects on what got her to this moment.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
15 Sep. 2025
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Since the election, Reform has tried to refashion itself from a protest vote party to one that could govern – untried and inexperienced, but ready to step in if the Labour Party buckles under its own blunders, and the once-mighty Conservatives drift further into political irrelevance.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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That leaves the Rangers playing late in the season with a host of young and untried players.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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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
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Food made by white people is often associated with and critiqued for being bland and unseasoned.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Unsalted and unseasoned pasta cooking water can be cooled and used to water plants.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Now, with the injury to Sanders, Sauls to the Dolphins makes perfect sense for the beginning weeks of the season.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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Zach Edey is also expected to miss the beginning portion of the season after getting surgery on his ankle in June.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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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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China has an untested military, a looming demographic crisis, a faltering economy and a forthcoming succession struggle.—
John Rennie Short,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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This dynamic may be leading more people to try purported psilocybin products that are untested and prohibited but nonetheless sold at some retail stores, says legal researcher Mason Marks, a law professor at Florida State University who focused on psychedelics.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Would-be.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/would-be. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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