as in undesirable
not wanted or needed
unwanted attention an unwanted suitor
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Recent Examples of unwanted
Prescribed fire, including vegetation cutting, removal and burning of piles and low-intensity understory burning, is an important tool to meet the Forest Service's management objectives for ecological restoration, creating habitat for plants and animals and reducing unwanted fuel loading.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
The Broncos lost 60-53 to Colorado, making their tournament record an unwanted 0-10.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2025
Costly — and unwanted The state’s housing crisis has its roots in excessive construction regulations and litigation aimed at developers — for decades, too few residential units were built.
—Joel Kotkin, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
The jury winners this year hail from Cyprus, Spain, Germany, Iran, Taiwan and the U.S. and exemplify the best of creative independent filmmaking, covering subjects ranging from immigration, pay equity, environmental dangers, unwanted pregnancy, neuroscience and hempcrete construction.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
The Broncos lost 60-53 to Colorado, making their tournament record an unwanted 0-10.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2025
Costly — and unwanted The state’s housing crisis has its roots in excessive construction regulations and litigation aimed at developers — for decades, too few residential units were built.
—Joel Kotkin, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
The jury winners this year hail from Cyprus, Spain, Germany, Iran, Taiwan and the U.S. and exemplify the best of creative independent filmmaking, covering subjects ranging from immigration, pay equity, environmental dangers, unwanted pregnancy, neuroscience and hempcrete construction.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwanted
Adjective
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The government has an interest in increasing economic activity and that can be accomplished by removing potential roadblocks like burdensome regulation and undesirable tax consequences.—
Joshua D. Smeltzer,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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This language swap also works to discourage undesirable actions.—
Scott Mautz, Contributor,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Seattle needs at least one of these players to blossom into a starting-caliber offensive lineman.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Rams have been trying to trade veteran receiver Cooper Kupp, the 2021 NFL offensive player of the year, who is scheduled to earn about $20 million in salary and bonuses.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), individuals may not block access to sidewalks or buildings, disrupt counterprotests, or engage in speech that is obscene, makes knowingly false statements of fact, or incites immediate violence or dangerous disturbances.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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There is absolutely nothing in libraries across the state that is obscene.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2025
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That leads to the second point: automating boring tasks, or delegating unpleasant things to the AI itself.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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This grandma insisted my daughter hit her, then made the tour unpleasant Ask a real estate pro: Can HOA force owner to put up fence and swap out plants?—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Unwanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwanted. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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