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Recent Examples of unenviable
Smith has had the unenviable task of learning under his third defensive coordinator in three seasons.
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Jon MacHota, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
That’s an unenviable reality for a Mets team (63-52) that went 13 innings without a hit between Tuesday and Wednesday’s losses to the Cleveland Guardians.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
The pursuing pack awoke Sunday with the unenviable task of catching a force at the peak of his powers who, even without the padding of a four shot cushion, is rarely caught once ahead.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
Utah is in the unenviable position of not being a top target for free agents.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2025
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Jon MacHota, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
That’s an unenviable reality for a Mets team (63-52) that went 13 innings without a hit between Tuesday and Wednesday’s losses to the Cleveland Guardians.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
The pursuing pack awoke Sunday with the unenviable task of catching a force at the peak of his powers who, even without the padding of a four shot cushion, is rarely caught once ahead.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
Utah is in the unenviable position of not being a top target for free agents.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unenviable
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Stadiums must be domed for the simple reason that the Super Bowl occurring in February, which could be terrible for many of the states that experience rain, snow, and more undesirable weather for playing football.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Despite its cultural and commercial power, nostalgia can also have undesirable effects.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Batemen gets a few moving monologues, but Vince’s heavier dose of morbid witticisms aren’t enough to overcome his pervasive selfishness and abominable behavior (nor is a late-arriving revelation about his past).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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The murder of 1,200 people, including 36 children, in a surprise attack by a terrorist group was an abominable crime.—
Alia Brahimi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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Monday at least did not resemble the horrid three-game sweep at Petco Park in May, when the Padres scored once in each game and were outscored 15-3.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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However, these pale in comparison to her horrid record of decisions as a Supreme Court justice.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Reducing Zarutska’s cruel and untimely death to racist memes also erases the role that mental health — something that Republicans are happy to bring up whenever a white mass shooter guns down Americans in cold blood — likely played in the ghastly crime.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Now, more lurid details, accusations, and recollections are going to deepen the ghastly damage to his dreadful reputation.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The stakes are high for exoplanets, too, where a small push in atmosphere, clouds, or volcanism could lock worlds into hellish states.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Lost Bus takes us inside the hellish inferno of the 2018 Camp fire that decimated the town of Paradise in Northern California.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Unenviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unenviable. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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