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Recent Examples of unflattering
Some Lululemon customers found the front seam unflattering, especially in the lighter colors.
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
While some people critiqued the portrait for being harsh and unflattering, the disapproval of others ran deeper.
—Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
The roster movement, while exciting to track, can be unflattering.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2025
Her flaws, which present an unflattering reflection of who people really are, seduce the reader.
Angel
by Elizabeth Taylor
The title character of this book, Angelica (Angel) Deverell, has one ambition: to write.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2025
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
While some people critiqued the portrait for being harsh and unflattering, the disapproval of others ran deeper.
—Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
The roster movement, while exciting to track, can be unflattering.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2025
Her flaws, which present an unflattering reflection of who people really are, seduce the reader.
Angel
by Elizabeth Taylor
The title character of this book, Angelica (Angel) Deverell, has one ambition: to write.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unflattering
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But at a time when student-athletes’ rights prevail and provide the freedom to change schools and cash in, coaches aim to regain control and curtail roster movement — even at the expense of a player in an unfavorable situation.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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The reality is that an underdeveloped supply chain and unfavorable economics are far larger factors.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2025
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Though the pollen gunk will pass, he's concerned by a contingent of Twitter trolls who've shared uncomplimentary reviews of his recent North American tour.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE.com,
21 Jan. 2022
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Neither party admitted to liability and each agreed to refrain from making disparaging, negative or uncomplimentary statements about the other, the document said.—
Lorraine Mirabella,
Baltimore Sun,
29 July 2022
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The word cowboy itself was used in a derogatory way to describe the former slaves as 'boys,' ... destroying the negative connotation, what remains is the strength and resiliency of these men who were the true definition of Western fortitude.—
Alex Gonzalez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Feels a bit derogatory, but ultimately, results are what matters.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The 2023 Economic Report Of The President published in March of 2023 was relatively disparaging of cryptoassets and DLTs.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
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Prior to appearing on Cunningham's show on Monday, Huggins made more disparaging remarks about Xavier.—
Emily DeLetter,
The Enquirer,
10 May 2023
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But at these later stages, none of the remaining instances were in an erroneous state.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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Meta said that its new policies had helped reduce erroneous content removals in the US by half without broadly exposing users to more offensive content than before the changes.—
Paresh Dave,
Wired News,
29 May 2025
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Ortega also explained that her age makes people assume an inaccurate sense of naiveté.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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But this is inaccurate as grid-scale storage batteries (BESS) can resolve this problem.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The complaint's allegations against ACLJ are demonstrably untrue, which will become clear as the case proceeds.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Cyrus, however, recently confirmed that the rumor is untrue.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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While social media has vacuumed up an increasing share of brands’ overall spending, ad buyers frequently have to reassess when their create appears next to objectionable content, something that has happened with regularity.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
2 June 2025
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Judges sometimes make decisions that are objectionable from a moral and legal standpoint.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
23 May 2025
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“Unflattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unflattering. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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