as in hostile
marked by opposition or ill will
the proposal received an unexpectedly inhospitable response from the city council
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Recent Examples of inhospitable
Unfortunately, the Sahara’s climate became inhospitable, severely impeding research efforts into this period of human occupation during the Green Sahara.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 7 Apr. 2025
The most direct implication of this IPO is that the thawing of the previously icy and inhospitable environment for crypto firms under former SEC chairperson Gary Gensler is having real-world effects.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Set five years after Jurassic World Dominion (2022), the planet has become inhospitable for dinosaurs, so those that still exist have become isolated to environments in which their breeds once flourished.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
The inhospitable Arctic is being reshaped by climate change, new trade routes and fresh military footprints from Russia and China.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 7 Apr. 2025
The most direct implication of this IPO is that the thawing of the previously icy and inhospitable environment for crypto firms under former SEC chairperson Gary Gensler is having real-world effects.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Set five years after Jurassic World Dominion (2022), the planet has become inhospitable for dinosaurs, so those that still exist have become isolated to environments in which their breeds once flourished.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
The inhospitable Arctic is being reshaped by climate change, new trade routes and fresh military footprints from Russia and China.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhospitable
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Trump’s aggressive targeting of major law firms, many of which have advocated liberal policy positions and clients, also marks a striking new front in his second-term legal battles, as the administration pressures firms seen as politically hostile or unwilling to back its agenda.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
3 May 2025
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Russia will accrue enormous economic benefits if the United States facilitates its reentry into the world economy, generating revenue that will go directly to rebuilding its military, funding hostile intelligence operations and propping up a regime that’s never far from its next military adventure.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2025
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Nevertheless, the company foresees a negative effect of roughly $2 billion due to challenges from foreign currency translation in this quarter.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The financial services firm JPMorgan now forecasts negative U.S. growth in the second half of 2025, while projecting that China’s official growth will slip to 4.6 percent.—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Inhospitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhospitable. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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