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Recent Examples of insufficiently
Officials in Brussels, Berlin, and Paris viewed early proposals as overly concessive to Moscow, insufficiently safeguarding Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity — particularly regarding Donbas, Crimea, and possible concessions beyond current lines of control.
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Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Those who have recently fallen into homelessness and, with temporary support, have the greatest chance of achieving self-sufficiency are typically deemed insufficiently vulnerable.
—Christopher Calton, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
Hollis was curious and nosy enough to have learned of Anders’s plan to retire from one field but insufficiently curious to learn what was next.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Many countries are not on track to meet their NDCs or have set targets that are insufficiently ambitious.
—Sophie Yeo, The Dial, 4 Nov. 2025
Semafor first reported the withdrawal of Isaacman's nomination on Saturday afternoon, after which other publications confirmed the news and ran the same statement from the White House, which implies that Isaacman had been judged insufficiently MAGA for the job.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
The Raine family’s lawsuit is one of at least three against AI companies accused of insufficiently safeguarding minors in their use of AI chatbots.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
That can leave infections insufficiently treated, ultimately fueling the fire of resistance.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
That anomaly yields a joke or two about Grofield using his acting skills to get into character on the job, but it’s insufficiently developed to add much.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Those who have recently fallen into homelessness and, with temporary support, have the greatest chance of achieving self-sufficiency are typically deemed insufficiently vulnerable.
—Christopher Calton, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
Hollis was curious and nosy enough to have learned of Anders’s plan to retire from one field but insufficiently curious to learn what was next.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Many countries are not on track to meet their NDCs or have set targets that are insufficiently ambitious.
—Sophie Yeo, The Dial, 4 Nov. 2025
Semafor first reported the withdrawal of Isaacman's nomination on Saturday afternoon, after which other publications confirmed the news and ran the same statement from the White House, which implies that Isaacman had been judged insufficiently MAGA for the job.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
The Raine family’s lawsuit is one of at least three against AI companies accused of insufficiently safeguarding minors in their use of AI chatbots.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
That can leave infections insufficiently treated, ultimately fueling the fire of resistance.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
That anomaly yields a joke or two about Grofield using his acting skills to get into character on the job, but it’s insufficiently developed to add much.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insufficiently
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The attorney general's office also said, because the district did not show how the plaintiffs could only inadequately represent them, intervention of right was not an available option, and that intervention would unnecessarily prolong the case.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Jan. 2026
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The titular role highlighted her distinctive looks and personality including long blonde hair and an attitude sometimes inadequately described as pouty.—
IndieWire Staff,
IndieWire,
28 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Byard studies a smartphone showing his year-old wishes for a new coach, those expressed to a reporter late last season, including disappointment that far too many missteps had been improperly dealt with.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Martinez's attorney sought a hearing to determine whether federal authorities improperly destroyed evidence in the cranial case against her by allowing the SUV to be taken back to Maine.—
Dave Savini,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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According to a New Mexico warrant obtained and reviewed by EW, Busfield has been accused by a pair of twin actors of inappropriately touching them while on the set of the Fox crime drama The Cleaning Lady.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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Whatever the truth of that claim, the phrase is inappropriately taken from a poem that is about a horror that cannot be compared to taxation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Insufficiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insufficiently. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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