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Recent Examples of unavailing The position advanced by the states is legally unavailing as a matter of longstanding and well-established law. WSJ, 25 July 2018 Efforts to aid him with lifeboats, three of which were ineffectually trying to breast the heavy sea, were unavailing, while a lifeline, held by a number of rescuers, was carried far out into the surf by a number of swimmers. sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 May 2018 American demands for an end to the North Korean nuclear program have proved unavailing. Henry A. Kissinger, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unavailing
Adjective
  • The researchers said their findings should not suggest afforestation and carbon offsetting are futile.
    Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
  • And beneath that fear lies a corrosive belief that resistance is futile.
    Elisa Manfredini, Time, 14 June 2025
Adjective
  • Life-saving efforts were unsuccessful and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, said Officer Anthony Gamble, a Sacramento Police Department spokesperson.
    The Sacramento Bee, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
  • Attempts to impeach Pashinyan, who came to power in 2018, were unsuccessful.
    Avet Demourian, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • However, disciplined conduct on the part of the activists and the intervention of other bystanders renders the attacks useless.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
  • Pine needles mixed with all the other fine debris rendered the guards useless.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025

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“Unavailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavailing. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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