as in worthless
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Adjective
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This does nothing to help onboard new VGC players, who are now more likely to pick a worthless item that puts them at a disadvantage.—
Kallie Plagge,
The Verge,
11 Apr. 2026 -
Remove those incentives and innovation will slow – while farmers’ already substantial investments become worthless.—
John Cleveland,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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In postseason play in all sports, millions are watching who have not watched all year and this is the unworthy picture of UConn women’s basketball and its coach they were given.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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The use of childish internet and video-game memes to describe violence is coarse and unworthy of the men and women who go in harm’s way.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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This was in itself disgusting but also came to represent the city’s problems.—
Rachel Sugar,
Curbed,
8 Apr. 2026
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Living under an openly misogynistic president may have felt freakish in 2017, but by his second term, bigotry became yet another disgusting norm.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But is failing to reach an agreement with the refs worth putting out a dishonorable product?—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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Berry received the Worst Actress Razzie for the film and accepted the dishonorable award while holding her Oscar in the other hand.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Meritless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meritless. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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