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Recent Examples of unevenly
Repair happens, but often slowly or unevenly.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Soft, buttery breads like brioche, challah, or garlic bread can brown unevenly and burn quickly.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
The result is that price pressures were unevenly distributed across income groups, with lower-income people particularly affected.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
The end of penny production has landed unevenly thus far across Oklahoma’s business landscape, as some have adjusted their cash handling, among other measures, while others have yet to see an impact.
—Jeff Elkins, Oklahoman, 12 Jan. 2026
Just as the impact will fall unevenly across age, incomes and race, the premium spikes are expected to be felt disproportionately across states.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2026
Those check-ins let the clinic track growth patterns, offer reminders when shedding starts, and reassure patients when hair grows unevenly or looks a bit strange in some stages.
—Nia Bowers, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Long soaks and extreme heat damage wood by swelling and drying it unevenly, making spoons more likely to crack and split.
—Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 29 Dec. 2025
That’s an extraordinary level of responsibility for a system that is unevenly maintained with varying oversight.
—Farshid Vahedifard, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Soft, buttery breads like brioche, challah, or garlic bread can brown unevenly and burn quickly.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
The result is that price pressures were unevenly distributed across income groups, with lower-income people particularly affected.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
The end of penny production has landed unevenly thus far across Oklahoma’s business landscape, as some have adjusted their cash handling, among other measures, while others have yet to see an impact.
—Jeff Elkins, Oklahoman, 12 Jan. 2026
Just as the impact will fall unevenly across age, incomes and race, the premium spikes are expected to be felt disproportionately across states.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2026
Those check-ins let the clinic track growth patterns, offer reminders when shedding starts, and reassure patients when hair grows unevenly or looks a bit strange in some stages.
—Nia Bowers, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Long soaks and extreme heat damage wood by swelling and drying it unevenly, making spoons more likely to crack and split.
—Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 29 Dec. 2025
That’s an extraordinary level of responsibility for a system that is unevenly maintained with varying oversight.
—Farshid Vahedifard, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unevenly
Adverb
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Other benefits — like health insurance or leave policies — are also unequally distributed.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The plaintiffs’ claimed that the map violates the First Amendment by disenfranchising some voters and treating them unequally due to their race and viewpoint.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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However, the detective who interviewed the widow after Bill's death described her reaction differently.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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In everyday life, objects behave differently.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unevenly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unevenly. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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