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not completed
They sell unfinished furniture at the flea market.
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Recent Examples of unfinished
In revisiting Frederick Douglass’s passionate indictment of America’s foundational contradictions, we are reminded that confronting these contradictions remains an unfinished task.
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
Gartner researchers estimate that, through 2026, 60% of AI projects will be unfinished due to poor data.
—Greg Genung, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
America's promise remains unfinished, and truth and repair are a robust recipe for stimulating forward momentum that affirms the ideals animating the Declaration of Independence.
—Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
The novel follows two unfinished love stories and the music and lyrics that bring them together, with the help of a journalist intent to connect the dots.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 July 2025
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
Gartner researchers estimate that, through 2026, 60% of AI projects will be unfinished due to poor data.
—Greg Genung, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
America's promise remains unfinished, and truth and repair are a robust recipe for stimulating forward momentum that affirms the ideals animating the Declaration of Independence.
—Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
The novel follows two unfinished love stories and the music and lyrics that bring them together, with the help of a journalist intent to connect the dots.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfinished
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfinished
Adjective
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Dani Ceballos has also enjoyed time with his family in Seville, while Brahim Diaz was back in his native Malaga for his ‘Mentalidad Brahim’ football camp for children.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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The dark comedy, satirizing Iranian film censorship and bureaucratic absurdity, draws on Asgari’s own experiences in his native Iran, where he was slapped with a travel ban and had his personal belongings confiscated after showing his film Terrestrial Verses in Cannes Un Certain Regard in 2023.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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The location, unpolished but still touched with Telfar’s essence, as his white and neutral-toned tank tops hung on clotheslines from building to building looming above the audience.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The interiors feature raw, unpolished concrete walls and ceilings, thoughtfully juxtaposed with soft timber furnishings in a traditional Norwegian style.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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The essence of the review is evaluation, which of course doesn’t imply the crude simplicity of a thumbs-up or thumbs-down.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
24 July 2025
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Oil prices have been soft this year, with West Texas Intermediate crude futures off about 9% per barrel, and Brent crude futures down 8%.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Transporting wildlife and raw animal products into the United States is tightly regulated.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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The unstructured format is part of the magic—raw, real, and unfiltered.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
26 July 2025
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“Unfinished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfinished. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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