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Recent Examples of unchristian
One of the things President Trump has shaken up is the American church, where some people regard him as a very Christian president, and some people regard him as a very unchristian president.
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Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
On Tuesday, the House voted on a last-minute amendment attached to the budget bill that removed the $250,000 that was to go Memphis. House lawmakers from Memphis responded by calling it vile, racist and unchristian.
—Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2018
Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
On Tuesday, the House voted on a last-minute amendment attached to the budget bill that removed the $250,000 that was to go Memphis. House lawmakers from Memphis responded by calling it vile, racist and unchristian.
—Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchristian
Adjective
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Lies told by people who are simply too afraid to look at such an ugly, barbarous reality.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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In the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, a man dressed as a cop shot two Democratic lawmakers and their spouses, killing the DFL speaker of the House and her husband in a barbarous (and politically motivated) atrocity.—
Jeffrey Blehar,
National Review,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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For a president to cast such ungodly stones at a deceased public servant is staggering.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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And in that quest for unbridled growth, the AI industry has wrested ungodly amounts of capital from investors all looking for the next big thing, ensnaring the entire economy.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Rather than a barrier between north and south, Arab and African, civilized and uncivilized, the Sahara emerges as a varied landscape deeply enmeshed in trading, religious, and other networks that stretch beyond its vast expanse.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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This sort of rhetoric only adds to the hysterical nature of contemporary politics, giving respectability to uncivilized behavior.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At a time when antisemitism is rising at staggering levels across the United States — surfacing on college campuses, in public discourse, and across the political spectrum — many Jews are being asked to accept an impossible and unholy choice.—
Rabbi Tuvia Brander,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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The song evokes the chaos, tragedy, and soul of the Stewart clan like nothing else, the performance an unholy hybrid of rock, country, bluegrass, blues, and even psychedelia.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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All of these routes risk undesirable tax consequences or, perhaps worse, ire from heirs.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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University of Vermont associate professor and historian Lutz Kaelber estimated that roughly 20,000 people in California deemed undesirable were forcibly sterilized until 1964 due to eugenics policies.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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His Max is both vile and charming, and the result is undeniably magnetic.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Apr. 2026
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Slayyyter’s music is vile, explicit, and a threat to common decency.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Residents who have unwanted bicycles can bring them to the event, where Working Bikes will refurbish and donate them to families in need, officials said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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My forthcoming research explores how social media platforms, messaging apps and gaming communities succeed and fail at protecting young people from grooming attempts, unwanted contact and other forms of online exploitation.—
Sharlette A. Kellum,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Curley said the attention Acres Homes has received from property developers and through city affordable housing programs isn’t unwelcome.—
Ryan Nickerson,
Houston Chronicle,
4 Apr. 2026
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Locals, fired up by rumors that such a redesignation could lead to unwelcome tourism, development, or even them being pushed off their land, packed a town hall meeting.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Unchristian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchristian. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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