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not completed
They sell unfinished furniture at the flea market.
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Recent Examples of unfinished
And hospitals are building with the expectation those areas will continue to grow — three of the new towers going up have floors with no immediate use planned, including one where unfinished space accounts for nearly half of the project.
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
The families of two construction workers killed when an unfinished private plane hangar collapsed at the Boise Airport nearly two years ago settled a wrongful death lawsuit against two Idaho companies involved in the project.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Dec. 2025
The film also incorporates and is partly inspired by Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca’s unfinished novel of the same title, his first work with an explicitly gay protagonist.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy From October into November, my wife and I—and our two dogs—drove from New Mexico to Vermont to turn our unfinished 12-by-12 log cabin into a little off-grid home.
—Josh Drinkard, Outside, 29 Dec. 2025
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
The families of two construction workers killed when an unfinished private plane hangar collapsed at the Boise Airport nearly two years ago settled a wrongful death lawsuit against two Idaho companies involved in the project.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Dec. 2025
The film also incorporates and is partly inspired by Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca’s unfinished novel of the same title, his first work with an explicitly gay protagonist.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy From October into November, my wife and I—and our two dogs—drove from New Mexico to Vermont to turn our unfinished 12-by-12 log cabin into a little off-grid home.
—Josh Drinkard, Outside, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfinished
Adjective
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This native broadleaf evergreen boasts glossy green foliage year-round accented by fragrant spring blooms and blue-black winter berries that provide a feast for songbirds.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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According to an indictment unsealed Sunday in federal court in Brooklyn, Clase and Ortiz helped bettors from their native Dominican Republic win in-game prop bets on pitch speed and outcome by throwing certain pitches slower and down in the dirt, well out of the strike zone.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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That’s why an unpolished moment on a stage as big as the Emmys lands harder than expected.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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While Manning was able to succeed as a runner, his passing abilities appeared largely unpolished, completing just 5 of his 16 pass attempts for 69 passing yards, with an interception to boot in the first half.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Here’s an actor of quiet ambition, fire and energy who every so often unleashes a raw power that infuses a character with life and truth.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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Rashida Jones and Will McCormack (Celeste and Jesse Forever) provide the raw, revelatory, and surprisingly funny screenplay, while the director and her illustrious co-stars let rip with reckless abandon.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Unfinished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfinished. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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