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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unavailing
Adjective
  • The rest of the industry wants to emulate this success, but as many editors know, chasing a trend can be a futile endeavor.
    Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
  • At least one company ended the workday early, figuring any attempts to get employees back on track would be futile.
    Kristen Parisi, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The pose Harris struck and held through her unsuccessful 2024 campaign for the White House is called the good soldier.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Now, after years of mostly unsuccessful efforts to eliminate windows from cabins, one luxury jet maker appears to be on the verge of doing just that.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But having 10 power play opportunities also made the game somewhat useless.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • With her charger useless and the screen showing a dangerously low percentage, the reality sank in.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Unavailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavailing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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