disinterest

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Recent Examples of disinterest The novel’s lack of interest in what’s going on inside its characters’ phones becomes indistinguishable from a disinterest in what’s happening in their minds. Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 This was followed by Great Britain, which had 42 percent expressing disinterest. Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 July 2026 That led to many unearthing comments Pulisic made prior to the tournament, which portray relative disinterest in the sporting world’s biggest event. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 9 July 2026 Whether due to injury, unavailability to pitch or general disinterest, some players will be replaced. The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for disinterest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinterest
Noun
  • The pundits feasted on her neutrality, most venomously Megyn Kelly, who called her a coward.
    Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, French politicians provided 500,000 francs to the Society of Habous for construction costs to protect the appearance of religious neutrality.
    Shannon Fogg, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Vibration monitors would provide some objectivity, said Leila Sauvage, a paper conservator at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam who specializes in the impacts of vibration on art.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
  • One of the biggest mistakes leaders make during a mid-year review is allowing optimism to replace objectivity.
    John Abusaid, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.
    Erez Manela, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.
    Leo Robson, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2016
Noun
  • Scholl was a walking catalogue who brought his journalistic objectiveness to preservation, Matuszewicz said.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026

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“Disinterest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinterest. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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