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Recent Examples of unenviable
Utah is in the unenviable position of not being a top target for free agents.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2025
That Fender Telecaster was lost long ago and Greenbaum was left with the unenviable task of trying to follow up a one of a kind hit.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
On June 18th, the Karen Read saga finally lurched to its inevitable end, when a Norfolk County jury, assigned the unenviable task of spending spring and early summer watching corruption theater in Dedham court, acquitted Ms. Read of all the serious charges against her.
—Tom Blakely, Boston Herald, 27 June 2025
In office, Lee must contend with an unenviable pile of problems.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2025
That Fender Telecaster was lost long ago and Greenbaum was left with the unenviable task of trying to follow up a one of a kind hit.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
On June 18th, the Karen Read saga finally lurched to its inevitable end, when a Norfolk County jury, assigned the unenviable task of spending spring and early summer watching corruption theater in Dedham court, acquitted Ms. Read of all the serious charges against her.
—Tom Blakely, Boston Herald, 27 June 2025
In office, Lee must contend with an unenviable pile of problems.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unenviable
Adjective
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Attempting to speak can also produce distracting noises and facial expressions that users find undesirable.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
14 Aug. 2025
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Soapstone is a nonporous natural stone that won’t absorb undesirable flavors or smells.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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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So what better time for the abominable long-drive drill?—
Samuel McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Compressed learning continues to exact a horrid cost.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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Making the Great White North our fifty first state is a particularly horrid idea.—
Walter E Block,
Oc Register,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Denver’s reserve offensive line largely cleaned up its play after some ghastly Friday reps, with much less yellow laundry Saturday.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
2 Aug. 2025
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Abbass will play Leila, a former concert pianist from Syrian city Aleppo, which bore much of the brunt of the ghastly Syrian Civil War (2011-24).—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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In New Jersey, the hellish corners of New Jersey of converted warehouses and things like that.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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Your husband doubts whether hydrangeas could survive the hellish weather of Virginia?—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
30 July 2025
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