undesired
adjective
un·de·sired
ˌən-di-ˈzī(-ə)rd 
-dē-
Examples of undesired in a Sentence
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Access to quality rice, combined with good water for sake production (devoid of manganese and iron, which produce undesired flavors and colors in sake), is an equation that Origami Sake thinks could turn Arkansas into the Napa Valley of sake.
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Shana Clarke, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Menudo is the ultimate peasant dish, made with the once undesired offal meat of a butchered animal.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
These actors are well-positioned to shepherd those who begin wandering in an undesired direction.
—Nate Bennett, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
National border policing has two obvious purposes: 1. keeping undesired foreigners out and 2. stopping the native citizenry from leaving.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
Indeed, making its crimes public would have had the undesired effect of warning the victims.
—TIME, 26 Jan. 2024
Often, using too many products can be unnecessary, cancel each other out, or even stress out skin for undesired results overall.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024
As a result, protections against undesired interaction are built into ActivityPub and the various front ends.
—Ben Klemens, Ars Technica, 1 Jan. 2023
The possibility of simultaneous crises with both Beijing and Moscow could create new opportunities for misunderstanding and undesired escalation.
—Charles L. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2023
Shana Clarke, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Menudo is the ultimate peasant dish, made with the once undesired offal meat of a butchered animal.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
These actors are well-positioned to shepherd those who begin wandering in an undesired direction.
—Nate Bennett, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
National border policing has two obvious purposes: 1. keeping undesired foreigners out and 2. stopping the native citizenry from leaving.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
Indeed, making its crimes public would have had the undesired effect of warning the victims.
—TIME, 26 Jan. 2024
Often, using too many products can be unnecessary, cancel each other out, or even stress out skin for undesired results overall.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024
As a result, protections against undesired interaction are built into ActivityPub and the various front ends.
—Ben Klemens, Ars Technica, 1 Jan. 2023
The possibility of simultaneous crises with both Beijing and Moscow could create new opportunities for misunderstanding and undesired escalation.
—Charles L. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2023
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“Undesired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undesired. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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