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Recent Examples of unloved
The recent collapse of Madison Equities, downtown St. Paul’s largest property owner, has saddled the central business district with a glut of empty and unloved commercial and residential towers.
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Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
These are illustrations of what results from being ready to purchase structurally cheap, unloved assets and waiting for optionality to show up.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The Kindle does have a web browser, but it’s tucked away, unloved and underpowered.
—Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Montjuic, Barcelona’s largely unloved temporary home as Camp Nou is rebuilt, welcomed its highest attendance, 50,314, since the club moved in.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
These are illustrations of what results from being ready to purchase structurally cheap, unloved assets and waiting for optionality to show up.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The Kindle does have a web browser, but it’s tucked away, unloved and underpowered.
—Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Montjuic, Barcelona’s largely unloved temporary home as Camp Nou is rebuilt, welcomed its highest attendance, 50,314, since the club moved in.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unloved
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Pictures of Piper the dog, who last year went through an awful health scare after having a rawhide treat.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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That’s a horrible way to feel, and an awful way for fans to treat her.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Set a Timer For particularly difficult or unpleasant tasks, set a timer for a short duration—for example, five to 30 minutes—and commit to working on that task until the time is up.—
Aubrey Bailey,
Verywell Health,
17 July 2025
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There are telltale signs that there's too much moisture in your house, from condensation to unpleasant odors.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
17 July 2025
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The minstrelsy of late-night-TV activism Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart protested the cancellation by CBS of his cohort Stephen Colbert’s Late Show by staging an appalling musical routine on The Daily Show, circling the wagons in Colbert’s defense.—
Armond White,
National Review,
25 July 2025
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And the shrapnel causes the most appalling internal damage, destroying many of the internal organs.—
Sacha Pfeiffer,
NPR,
21 July 2025
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Making the Great White North our fifty first state is a particularly horrid idea.—
Walter E Block,
Oc Register,
21 July 2025
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But despite his horrid start, Morton has rewarded the Orioles for sticking to their guns, and the righty has posted a 3.09 ERA in his last 59 innings leading into the All-Star break.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Homer auditions for the voice of the obnoxious canine and lands the gig.—
Keith Murphy,
Time,
24 July 2025
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She’s caught between her perfect match Harry (Pedro Pascal) and her obnoxious ex-boyfriend John (Chris Evans).—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
23 July 2025
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The Chiefs were coming off a dreadful 2-14 season when Andy Reid was hired as coach in 2013.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 July 2025
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From the Viking Mars orbiters and landers of the 1970s through the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers, which are still operating today, the Red Planet has crept from the dreadful waste seen by Mariner 4 to a place once covered in shallow oceans and with a possibly temperate atmosphere.—
Rod Pyle,
Space.com,
14 July 2025
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Lawsuit alleges 'obscene' government overreach Longo's lawsuit, filed in Chemung County, New York, names the county, the city of Elmira and several DEC officers as defendants.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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The court acknowledged that protecting minors from material that would be considered obscene from their perspective was a compelling government interest.—
Noah Feldman,
Mercury News,
5 July 2025
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How does this happen, no matter how revolting or nonsensical the trend can be?—
Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Oct. 2022
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These highly emotional sequences are less riveting and more revolting as they’re primarily used to add shock value, graphically depicting their triggering subject matter.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2022
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“Unloved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unloved. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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