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Recent Examples of unenviable
The man who waits to hear his future is in an unenviable position, but surely one more attractive than that of the other billowing the SEC Tournament produced this week.
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the Knights find themselves in the unenviable position of facing a must-win game on Wednesday.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Voicer Richard Sherman persists in his unenviable attempt to make Israel’s existence kosher.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
Either way, though, the Blues are in an unenviable spot, and the only way through it is working with the players to create the roster turnover desired.
—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the Knights find themselves in the unenviable position of facing a must-win game on Wednesday.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Voicer Richard Sherman persists in his unenviable attempt to make Israel’s existence kosher.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
Either way, though, the Blues are in an unenviable spot, and the only way through it is working with the players to create the roster turnover desired.
—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unenviable
Adjective
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However, undesirable and unflattering information occasionally gets out and circulated, as was the case when a missile struck an Iranian elementary school.—
Andrea Hickerson,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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This undesirable situation can be resolved with common-sense guardrails.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And would that really lower our appalling, outrageous, abominable electric bills?—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
1 Mar. 2026
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With a wild-card playoff berth secured, zero chance to win the AFC East title and the Jets among the most abominable teams of the 21st century, the Bills’ lineup was loaded with backups.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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And the bumbling nature of Lesgate, with Jones playing the internal conflicts sharply, comes with succumbing to the horrid nature of what money can bring.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Despite the horrid ice storm, Karahan found something that drew him in.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The ghastly kills are there — innards are spilled on floors, knives go through temples, heads stuck on pikes expel vomitous discharge — but there’s little of the preceding back-and-forth that made such scenes notable in the past and at least conceptually justified the grotesquerie.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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In the two seasons before Motta’s return, the Mavericks were a ghastly 24-140 under Richie Adubato and Quinn Buckner.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Any pack rat knows that the best wardrobes are beautiful pieces of furniture that hide the hellish contents within.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2026
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But there are also surreal, haunting touches – a pair of boots nailed to a tree; a dead man's return; a hellish horizon in flames – that show the past's grip on the imagination.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Unenviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unenviable. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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