as in undesirable
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Recent Examples of unenviable
Salvi’s wife, Kathy, current chair of the statewide GOP, has the unenviable task of trying to rebuild what is a feeble Republican Party in deep-blue Illinois.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
There’s a rich history of parties creating new jobs when exceptional talent is willing to take them on, but Stefanik already gave up a legitimately powerful position to take on that unenviable task of representing Trump on the global stage.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
That leader will face the unenviable task of getting Japan’s reform process back on track — just as Trump 2.0 does his worst to the global trade system.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Georgia Tech, on the other hand, has the unenviable task of trying to slow down this offensive juggernaut.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
There’s a rich history of parties creating new jobs when exceptional talent is willing to take them on, but Stefanik already gave up a legitimately powerful position to take on that unenviable task of representing Trump on the global stage.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
That leader will face the unenviable task of getting Japan’s reform process back on track — just as Trump 2.0 does his worst to the global trade system.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Georgia Tech, on the other hand, has the unenviable task of trying to slow down this offensive juggernaut.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unenviable
Adjective
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The Rockies remain on pace to break that undesirable record.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2025
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Various lawmakers, many of whom were elected on platforms of reducing migration to Europe, are pushing to be allowed to more easily deport, surveil or otherwise control people who are considered dangerous or undesirable in Europe.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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To fund Geneviève’s idea, she’s arranged for cash from an abominable source: Crispin Shamblee (Simon Callow), a fellow dance devotee with a limitless checkbook and zero morals.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2025
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The basic problem with some conservatives' embrace of this man is that Andrew Tate is an abominable human being.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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During her time on the stand, Ventura recounted horrid details about what allegedly transpired during her relationship with Diddy.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
23 May 2025
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The Hornets are coming off a horrid 2024-25 season.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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And the usually sure-handed Terps committed some ghastly errors at inopportune times.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
26 May 2025
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Over the past three postseasons, Hellebuyck is a flabbergasting 1-9 on the road with a ghastly .838 save percentage and an almost unfathomable 4.98 goals-against average.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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What followed was a hellish few months of surgeries and treatment as Hayes battled a bone infection caused by the bite.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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In her hierarchy, love — not the protection that political power affords — is the meaningful precondition for safety, even in this hellish country.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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“Unenviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unenviable. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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