misbecoming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misbecoming
Adjective
  • From mismatched poles and arms for streetlights to lapsed access agreements with a ditch company — and expired permits from Broomfield — progress on Dillon Pointe slowed to a crawl.
    John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Fragile yes: Win-win in theory but with mismatched expectations.
    Zekeriya Polat, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The rationale is straightforward: like early-stage startups in the dot-com era, some of these assets may eventually prove valuable, whereas many others will likely become irrelevant.
    Christian Catalini, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • What’s practical for one person may be irrelevant for another.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In contrast, private sector benefits can be inconsistent.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Kroger, the nation’s largest grocery chain, said Monday that McMullen’s conduct was unrelated to the business but was found to be inconsistent with its ethics policy.
    Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • These are responses that may sound correct at first, but turn out to be wrong (like your crazy uncle’s Thanksgiving table advice), often due to inapplicable or inaccurate information being used to train the models.
    Dean DeBiase, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Pavia could argue Bewley is inapplicable since while the Bewley brothers were paid to play in OTE, there is no comparable point for Pavia.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • For the years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023, the amounts received were immaterial.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Meanwhile, forwards Matthew Tkachuk and Auston Matthews sat out the team’s otherwise immaterial 2-1 loss to Sweden out of an abundance of caution, and Brady Tkachuk left the game in the middle of the first period after crashing into the cage.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Porcelain War shows us how the vision of artists is never extraneous, least of all in wartime.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 2 Mar. 2025
  • And dissection of a batting order can be extraneous.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump's orders define only two sexes and state that gender dysphoria is incompatible with military service.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The guidance follows an executive order signed by President Trump in January directing the Pentagon to implement its own policies that say transgender service members are incompatible with military service.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • There were a lot of memorable performances and moments for the Blue Jackets, who bounced back quickly after having their seven-game point streak snapped in a rather unbecoming outing Monday against the New York Islanders.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
  • There is no denying that Donald Trump has engaged in behavior that is unacceptable and unbecoming of any leader — let alone a president of the United States.
    Maggie Astor, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
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“Misbecoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbecoming. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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