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Recent Examples of uncompleted
In some cases, bold new projects have ended with buildings being returned to their previous states and uses, others remain uncompleted, and an unfortunate few have been condemned to be demolished.
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Alberto Piernas Medina, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
When Taofeek was taken from us in 1999, his school uniform, bag, and shoes were discovered by what was then an uncompleted building.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Given his erratic career, punctuated by long hiatuses and abounding in uncompleted, delayed, and jinxed projects—his filmography teems with the abject terms inachevé and non tourné (unfinished and unmade)—the final verdict remains inconclusive.
—James Quandt, The New York Review of Books, 31 July 2025
And along the north wall of the cloister, in a space that was once the nun’s refectory, is the most famous, albeit uncompleted, work of art in all of San Miguel de Allende—a powerful abstract mural by both David Alfaro Siqueiros, one of Mexico’s most famous muralists, and his students.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2017
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Alberto Piernas Medina, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
When Taofeek was taken from us in 1999, his school uniform, bag, and shoes were discovered by what was then an uncompleted building.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Given his erratic career, punctuated by long hiatuses and abounding in uncompleted, delayed, and jinxed projects—his filmography teems with the abject terms inachevé and non tourné (unfinished and unmade)—the final verdict remains inconclusive.
—James Quandt, The New York Review of Books, 31 July 2025
And along the north wall of the cloister, in a space that was once the nun’s refectory, is the most famous, albeit uncompleted, work of art in all of San Miguel de Allende—a powerful abstract mural by both David Alfaro Siqueiros, one of Mexico’s most famous muralists, and his students.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncompleted
Adjective
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Lincoln often spoke of the unfinished work of our nation and the pursuit of a more perfect union, the museum director noted.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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Conversations replay in their mind, unfinished tasks resurface, and their nervous system seems unwilling to power down.—
Danielle Wilhour,
Washington Post,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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Late or incomplete entries will be void.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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Like other defense lawyers, Howard said the FBI’s probe was sloppy and incomplete, noting that Moïse’s body was removed and missing for three days.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
5 May 2026
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“Uncompleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncompleted. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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