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Recent Examples of unfavorably
Under the contract, McGraw is barred from using any footage identified by the mayor’s office as compromising public safety, revealing investigatory techniques or portraying NYPD unfavorably.
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
Courts look unfavorably on people who receive assets and then immediately file for bankruptcy protection, after all, and doing so could lead to your bankruptcy being denied altogether.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
With the ascent of social media in the past two decades, new mothers have been confronted by sleeker, shinier paradigms with which to compare themselves unfavorably.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
It has been used in memes in which an image purporting to represent modern society is contrasted unfavorably with an image representing tradition.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
With about six minutes remaining in the second half, fans reacted unfavorably to a foul call against Spartans forward Jaxson Kohler.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Older Western societies are presented as inherently illiberal, to be contrasted unfavorably with the perfectly liberal society promised by the prophets of the progressive future.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Just 6% of those polled viewed Pressley unfavorably, lower than Markey’s 11%, Moulton’s 22% and Rikleen’s 86%.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Platner, on the other hand, was viewed favorably by 63 percent of respondents and unfavorably by 15 percent.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
Courts look unfavorably on people who receive assets and then immediately file for bankruptcy protection, after all, and doing so could lead to your bankruptcy being denied altogether.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
With the ascent of social media in the past two decades, new mothers have been confronted by sleeker, shinier paradigms with which to compare themselves unfavorably.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
It has been used in memes in which an image purporting to represent modern society is contrasted unfavorably with an image representing tradition.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
With about six minutes remaining in the second half, fans reacted unfavorably to a foul call against Spartans forward Jaxson Kohler.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Older Western societies are presented as inherently illiberal, to be contrasted unfavorably with the perfectly liberal society promised by the prophets of the progressive future.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Just 6% of those polled viewed Pressley unfavorably, lower than Markey’s 11%, Moulton’s 22% and Rikleen’s 86%.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Platner, on the other hand, was viewed favorably by 63 percent of respondents and unfavorably by 15 percent.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfavorably
Adverb
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Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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For nearly two decades, the health of this urban waterway has been tracked, and data show unusually high salt concentrations, which are likely negatively impacting the local ecosystem.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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This exchange yielded them two critically important pieces of new information.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Patrick Gary Schlegel, 34, of Sahuarita, was shot and critically injured, according to authorities.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Trump wrote, referring disparagingly to its defense capabilities under Denmark.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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Fatsis quotes a Britannica editor comparing Wikipedia, disparagingly, to a public rest room—a comparison that’s not entirely wrong.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Rosenbury notes disapprovingly that there was a petition to rescind Kirk’s invitation.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Unfavorably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfavorably. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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