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as in abrupt
being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner
my polite request was met with an unceremonious refusal
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as in informal
not rigidly following established form, custom, or rules
her unceremonious approach to her hosting duties puts party guests immediately at ease
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Recent Examples of unceremonious
Riley sails on, prow forward, fighting to avoid the Imagination’s unceremonious fate, not quitting, not wishing to be retired, but battling time.
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Greg Cote
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
An unceremonious dumping ground for the sort of horror movies most people can live without, Q1 has long functioned as a graveyard for the genre.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
No single unceremonious strangling of a potential project has created this issue, but all of them in sum have led us here.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
No single moment better illustrates this neglect than the unceremonious and unilateral cancellation of Baltimore’s east-west Red Line in 2015 by a governor who openly favored roads over rail and brushed aside decades of planning and more than a billion dollars in federal investment.
—Brandon Scott, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2026
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Greg Cote
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
An unceremonious dumping ground for the sort of horror movies most people can live without, Q1 has long functioned as a graveyard for the genre.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
No single unceremonious strangling of a potential project has created this issue, but all of them in sum have led us here.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
No single moment better illustrates this neglect than the unceremonious and unilateral cancellation of Baltimore’s east-west Red Line in 2015 by a governor who openly favored roads over rail and brushed aside decades of planning and more than a billion dollars in federal investment.
—Brandon Scott, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unceremonious
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From a clinical perspective, abrupt discontinuation of regular medication can carry risks.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The tail end of the aforementioned second act does address some of the novel’s darkness with an abrupt tonal shift that left Tuesday’s audience gasping in horror, rather than glee.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
3 June 2026
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The largely informal opposition had consisted mainly of local cities that warned another sales tax would disproportionately burden the poorest residents and force shoppers across the county border in hopes of finding lower costs.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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An informal settlement is a residential area where housing units have been constructed without official rights to the land.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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The other man died from what a police official described as blunt force injuries.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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Greta Lee is officially back on team bangs, debuting a blunt new fringe on Thursday at the UK premiere of Toy Story 5 in London.—
Mykenna Maniece,
Vogue,
29 May 2026
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Pratt, meanwhile, has emerged as one of the race’s most unconventional and unpredictable candidates.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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Last year, Smith acknowledged the artsy small city is an unconventional place to find world-class pizza.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
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The resort's short course, The Clutch, takes full advantage of the scenic setting, and fishing charters and nature tours are available from the marina.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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All of this might seem a lot to go through for a few short words, but since those words are the first impression of the book, and have to be intriguing all on their own, the effort was well worthwhile—enough, hopefully, to invite readers to pick up the book and make their own decision.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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