as in worthless
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Adjective
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Otherwise, the cease-fire would feel worthless to many Ukrainians, merely giving Russia a chance to prepare for another invasion.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026 -
Life itself being worthless, all things with it, that feed it, are worthless.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Families were broken apart by church leaders who cast out men deemed unworthy and reassigned their wives and children to others.—
Jacques Billeaud,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Once a government convinces people that some among them are unworthy of rights or empathy, the rest becomes frighteningly easy.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Epstein files reveal plenty of powerful people to have tolerated or participated in disgusting and shameful behavior.—
Gilad Edelman,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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Hearing disgusting lies spread about my brother is absolutely gut-wrenching, and my family is deeply grateful so many people have stood up and helped tell his truth.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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And, inarguably, the pardon power has been put to some dishonorable use by recent administrations.—
Bernadette Meyler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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There has to be one person in the Marty Supreme universe who’s more dishonorable than Marty is, and Rockwell’s stuck holding the short straw.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Meritless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meritless. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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