as in unsuccessful
producing no results
an unprofitable effort to find the information
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Recent Examples of unprofitable
Saudi purchases create thousands of American jobs and have kept otherwise unprofitable assembly lines open.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Despite Alexa's widespread adoption, Amazon has struggled to monetize the service, which has remained an unprofitable segment of its business.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
The nation’s first and only cobalt mine opened in Idaho in 2023 before halting production due to a price slump in the market that made the mine unprofitable.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Both stocks in recent months finally eclipsed their prior frothy record high set in the frenzy of the 2021 rally in unprofitable tech.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Despite Alexa's widespread adoption, Amazon has struggled to monetize the service, which has remained an unprofitable segment of its business.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
The nation’s first and only cobalt mine opened in Idaho in 2023 before halting production due to a price slump in the market that made the mine unprofitable.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Both stocks in recent months finally eclipsed their prior frothy record high set in the frenzy of the 2021 rally in unprofitable tech.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprofitable
Adjective
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Stephanie played her shot in the dark (a 1 in 6 chance at safety in exchange for a vote), but was unsuccessful and the 38-year-old tech product lead living in Brooklyn was the first person to be voted out of Season 48.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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While the administration's efforts to slash the size of the federal government are embroiled in various lawsuits, court challenges to halt the shutdown of USAID have been unsuccessful so far.—
GARY FIELDS AND ELLEN KNICKMEYER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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For Alok Bansal, a newspaper columnist, the exercise is futile – and threatens to deepen divisions.—
Sushmita Pathak,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Mar. 2025
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Challenging the law again was futile until 2023 when progressives retook a 4–3 majority on the court.—
The Editors,
National Review,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Those assets are useless on a device like the Deck, and take up unnecessary space.—
Jason Evangelho,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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In stereotypical rich-TV-family fashion, the ultimate symbol of Baba’s success is that both of his sons are sort of useless.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofitable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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