unpopular

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Recent Examples of unpopular Adams is currently running for reelection, but is highly unpopular among residents of the city. Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 5 July 2025 Passing a highly partisan and deeply unpopular bill with coercive demands for party loyalty isn’t a recipe for constructing durable congressional majorities. Ronald Brownstein, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025 The University of New Hampshire Survey Center found the bill was deeply unpopular, according to a June poll. Philip Elliott, Time, 9 July 2025 The prospect of dissolving the border between the two countries is highly unpopular among many Canadians, though. Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unpopular
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpopular
Adjective
  • Two more victims whose heatstroke went unrecognized were found dead in their beds on the stifling wards.
    Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
  • The Strategic Case For Oral Biohacking For executives, entrepreneurs, healthcare professionals and health-conscious individuals, oral biohacking isn't an unrecognized niche but a strategic lever for enhancing performance, productivity, well-being, and longevity.
    Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • Though an exact timetable for medical clearance is unknown, the Browns have long known that Watson would not be ready for the start of camp or for the start of the 2025 season.
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 23 July 2025
  • At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2025
Adjective
  • Refreshing summer soups can be made from a variety of produce and while Watermelon Gazpacho might be your go to, the unsung hero of cold soups is Green Tomato Gazpacho.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
  • Wrinkle-free clothing is the unsung hero of travel, and luckily, Amazon Prime Day is here with a selection of smooth, flattering styles that instantly look put-together—even straight from the suitcase.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • The season record still is only 36-45, but the low-spending, no-name Fish have climbed out of the NL East cellar ahead of Washington and are now shouting from third-place Atlanta.
    Greg Cote June 29, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
  • Philosophy majors from no-name schools do not have the same economic trajectory as computer science grads from Stanford.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • While the underlying facts may seem unimportant and mundane—a random person watching a video on NBA.com and a cookie transmitting some data for Facebook ads—the NBA urges the Court to play out the Second Circuit’s reasoning.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • This is not to say that the context in which statistics is applied is unimportant.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • In order to produce so many shows, Marvel had to mine the depths of its archives which led to productions based on obscure characters that many fans didn't care about.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Provider tax The bill includes a rather obscure change that could cost the state millions of dollars and, in turn, a reduction in services.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2025
Adjective
  • Ten years ago, this area was practically unrecognizable.
    Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 16 July 2025
  • In videos, cars are underwater and streets are unrecognizable.
    Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • To know all the actors, famous to unfamous.
    Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
  • But during this break in the action, a camera scanning courtside spotted Kobe, pleasantly inhabited by an almost unfamous happiness, teaching his daughter about the game.
    Matt Sullivan, Vulture, 29 June 2021

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“Unpopular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpopular. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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