underemployed
adjective
un·der·em·ployed
ˌən-dər-im-ˈplȯid 
: having less than full-time, regular, or adequate employment
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Two seasons ago, Ashley brought in the Sesame Street character known as Deborah, who spent a year entertaining comparisons to Grover and Cookie Monster after wasting all of our time with silly conspiracies involving the perpetually underemployed Chris Bassett.
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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The volatility of these jobs means that workers are more frequently underemployed and may struggle to consistently document 20 hours per week of work, increasing the risk that they are cut off SNAP by the three-month time limit.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Many of us are unemployed or underemployed right now and actively trying to figure it out.
—Essence, 20 Nov. 2025
As underemployed Hollywood workers have increasingly turned to these microdramas in the absence of traditional entertainment opportunities, unions have begun to take notice of the space.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The volatility of these jobs means that workers are more frequently underemployed and may struggle to consistently document 20 hours per week of work, increasing the risk that they are cut off SNAP by the three-month time limit.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Many of us are unemployed or underemployed right now and actively trying to figure it out.
—Essence, 20 Nov. 2025
As underemployed Hollywood workers have increasingly turned to these microdramas in the absence of traditional entertainment opportunities, unions have begun to take notice of the space.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Underemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underemployed. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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