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Recent Examples of underdoneThis called back a strange and underdone bit in which an actor playing Pope Leo said the hot dogs in the Ed Sullivan Theater didn’t meet his rider, and shook his fist from behind a dressing-room door.—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 22 May 2026 At a Glance Stays a truck without a host of gimmicks
Still running a natural V6
Good towing and hauling capabilities
Not flashy, but not underdone either
The Frontier has always been the underdog of midsized trucks.—New Atlas, 3 May 2026 There's no need to give up on dinner if your pasta is a little underdone.—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026 The chassis feels, by Mini’s standards, underdone and unsophisticated.—Michael Taylor, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for underdone
Asked about a half-baked, eleventh-hour Johnson administration idea for the city to take over the state agency that has overseen stadium financing in Illinois, Pritzker said no one from the mayor’s office had even contacted him about it.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
His ideas oscillate between half-baked and colorful, saved by a few spurts of inspiration.
For those staying at Elang Private Residence, meals can be directed by the guests or left to the chef, serving up, say, lamb satay on sugarcane skewers, seafood with mango sambal, slices of rare beef with tiny pots of rendang sauce.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
The ability to disconnect intentionally from these overwhelming stimuli—to reclaim one’s focus, clarity, and feeling of immediacy—has become rare and precious.