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Recent Examples of undeserving
Their nominations went to the Senate last week uncontested by the Democratic minority, whose members walked out to protest how Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, accelerated a vote on Trump’s most controversial and undeserving choice, Emil Bove III, to join the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2025
Scream 3 is often dealt a short shrift by series fans and critics alike, but the flack is largely undeserving.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2023
For Black Americans, who are often already stigmatized as unlovable and undeserving of care, our communities’ lack of expansive intimacy also reproduces the rejection and denial many of us experience in mass society.
—Dr. Jenn Jackson, Essence, 12 Dec. 2022
But with so many submissions (more than 800 in the drama supporting actor and actress categories alone!), the line between undeserving and unsung was thinner than ever.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2025
Scream 3 is often dealt a short shrift by series fans and critics alike, but the flack is largely undeserving.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2023
For Black Americans, who are often already stigmatized as unlovable and undeserving of care, our communities’ lack of expansive intimacy also reproduces the rejection and denial many of us experience in mass society.
—Dr. Jenn Jackson, Essence, 12 Dec. 2022
But with so many submissions (more than 800 in the drama supporting actor and actress categories alone!), the line between undeserving and unsung was thinner than ever.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeserving
Adjective
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They are also known to trick miners into quarrying worthless ore, following veins of what appears to be copper or silver, but when smelted, is found to be without value or, worse, poisonous.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Should the stock rise, the option expires worthless, and the investor keeps the premium.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Resnick speaks on behalf of seething, antisocial comedians everywhere, explaining and dismissing his quirks with lots of memories childhood, such as a horrible, no-good, very bad Easter egg hunt.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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Watch my video discussion of these shows below: What were your least-favorite, no-good, terrible TV shows of 2024?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Undeserving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeserving. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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