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Recent Examples of underdone
The chassis feels, by Mini’s standards, underdone and unsophisticated.
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Michael Taylor, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
This ensemble would, in the hands of another director, feel like an abundance of riches, but Liman opts to give The Instigators a grubby, underdone style that dulls a lot of the supporting cast’s colorful work.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
Family members began eating the kabobs but noted that the meat tasted underdone, so it was recooked and served again.
—Eric Henderson, CBS News, 24 May 2024
There’s slightly underdone (a good thing), and then there’s unwelcome resistance.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
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Michael Taylor, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
This ensemble would, in the hands of another director, feel like an abundance of riches, but Liman opts to give The Instigators a grubby, underdone style that dulls a lot of the supporting cast’s colorful work.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
Family members began eating the kabobs but noted that the meat tasted underdone, so it was recooked and served again.
—Eric Henderson, CBS News, 24 May 2024
There’s slightly underdone (a good thing), and then there’s unwelcome resistance.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underdone
Adjective
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Beyond that, the software experience feels half-baked, and not fully tailored for this new hardware type.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
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In 2017, Bonta was a principal coauthor of Senate Bill 562, a ridiculous, half-baked proposal to establish single-payer healthcare in California.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
17 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Despite the age of the jets, technical issues like the one experienced Tuesday are exceedingly rare on Air Force One.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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The couple's son, Rocket, 17, was seen posing next to his mom and his 9-year-old triplet siblings — whose names have not been revealed — in a rare photo.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Rinsing the uncooked rice under cold water removes the excess surface starch and ensures that your rice cooks up fluffy, not gummy.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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The facility had different meats — including uncooked chicken, beef and fish — stored together in a chest freezer.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Underdone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdone. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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