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Recent Examples of unenviable
Gerard Martin – 7/10 Filling Balde’s shoes is an unenviable task — few full-backs in Europe possess his attacking skill set.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Henningsen has the unenviable task of playing Nick's new girlfriend, Ginny, a millennial in a sea of Gen-Xers.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 May 2025
The size of the budget gap backed lawmakers into a corner, giving them the unenviable task of cutting their way out.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Salvi’s wife, Kathy, current chair of the statewide GOP, has the unenviable task of trying to rebuild what is a feeble Republican Party in deep-blue Illinois.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Henningsen has the unenviable task of playing Nick's new girlfriend, Ginny, a millennial in a sea of Gen-Xers.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 May 2025
The size of the budget gap backed lawmakers into a corner, giving them the unenviable task of cutting their way out.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Salvi’s wife, Kathy, current chair of the statewide GOP, has the unenviable task of trying to rebuild what is a feeble Republican Party in deep-blue Illinois.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unenviable
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Lorde’s Solar Power is archetypal pandemic pop, a collision of sky-high ambition and undesirable timing.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Hence, TikTokers are posting comedy sketches of mock-meltdowns, beheading their unwanted dolls after opening another packet and getting an undesirable color.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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To fund Geneviève’s idea, she’s arranged for cash from an abominable source: Crispin Shamblee (Simon Callow), a fellow dance devotee with a limitless checkbook and zero morals.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2025
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The basic problem with some conservatives' embrace of this man is that Andrew Tate is an abominable human being.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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During her time on the stand, Ventura recounted horrid details about what allegedly transpired during her relationship with Diddy.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
23 May 2025
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The Hornets are coming off a horrid 2024-25 season.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Javonte Green, Cavaliers Green turns 32 in June and shot a career-worst 42.9 percent from the floor in 2024-25, but those numbers were skewed by playing in some ghastly Pelicans lineups before his buyout.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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That sort of homey detail and Karl’s cheerful disposition belie the ghastly stories that her memory holds, the ones her guest has come to hear — and capture on film.—
Christine DiMattei,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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This theory dovetails neatly with several observations, including ones showing a roughly uniform distribution of Io’s volcanoes, which seem to be tapping the same omnipresent, hellish source of melt.—
Robin Andrews,
Wired News,
15 June 2025
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The freaky period piece and tragic family drama features Anja Taylor-Joy as a troubled 17th-century teen on the cusp of adulthood who goes down a dark path and Black Phillip as the G.O.A.T. of hellish goats. 23.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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“Unenviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unenviable. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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