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Recent Examples of unfitting
Megan Rapinoe smiling through teary eyes, her emotions clashing as the end of her famed career ambles to an unfitting close.
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Candace Buckner, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023
His usual formula—high energy, frolicsome, all fast cuts—seemed unfitting.
—Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2022
If the Suns didn’t already make clear that the Mavericks are halfway to a humbling and unfitting end to their encouraging season, Phoenix fans underscored the fact Wednesday night as subtly as rolling out a guillotine.
—Dallas News, 5 May 2022
Such a tone may at first sound wildly unfitting for a novel set against the coronavirus pandemic.
—Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2021
But this week, Emy seems to be coming for her unfitting crown.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2021
That career came to an unfitting end last week when Foley, on duty at the Santa Rita Jail, was struck by a sheriff’s department bus in the parking lot of the facility around 6 a.m. Wednesday.
—Katrina Cameron, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2017
Candace Buckner, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023
His usual formula—high energy, frolicsome, all fast cuts—seemed unfitting.
—Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2022
If the Suns didn’t already make clear that the Mavericks are halfway to a humbling and unfitting end to their encouraging season, Phoenix fans underscored the fact Wednesday night as subtly as rolling out a guillotine.
—Dallas News, 5 May 2022
Such a tone may at first sound wildly unfitting for a novel set against the coronavirus pandemic.
—Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2021
But this week, Emy seems to be coming for her unfitting crown.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2021
That career came to an unfitting end last week when Foley, on duty at the Santa Rita Jail, was struck by a sheriff’s department bus in the parking lot of the facility around 6 a.m. Wednesday.
—Katrina Cameron, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfitting
Adjective
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And the more powerful drugs on the horizon could bring options for people who don’t get enough benefit from currently available therapies – but also, doctors warned, the risk of inappropriate use.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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Watchdog agency said facilities intentionally misdiagnose residents with dementia to hide inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs.—
Christopher Rowland,
Washington Post,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The disease causes bitter, misshapen fruit unsuitable for sale or eating; infected trees eventually die, according to the CDFA.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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So many clubs have fallen victim to unsuitable ownership and abject mismanagement, dragged down far beyond their natural level.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The law must be strengthened further to ensure that, in the future, gross negligence, reckless storage of remains and even improper co-mingling of remains can be criminally charged from the onset, and carry real sentences with the potential for actual jail time.—
Vaughan Bagley,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Mar. 2026
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According to Kinney, some of the ways the shoreline is negatively impacted is through improper foot traffic.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In 2023, the Supreme Court declared the bill inapplicable.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Here are the kicking motion rules, which the NHL deemed inapplicable given their determination that Hellebuyck propelled the puck into his own net.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Even in the sometimes squalid world of reality TV, the Bachelor franchise seems more prone to unseemly revelations about the people involved in it than just about any other show.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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While Miami’s undefeated run through the regular season captured the biggest on-the-court headlines, there were, as always, plenty of off-the-court machinations – some understandable, some unseemly, some par for the course.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Appearances by the low-calorie brands in the film, set within a fashion-media outlet, are likely to be seen as authentic, rather than incongruous.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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These new regulations may be incongruous with state policies about identification documents.—
Elijah Polance,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Asashoryu is also remembered as the first yokozuna to be suspended from competition, a consequence of his taking part in a charity soccer match in Mongolia after withdrawing from a sumo tournament because of an injury, a decision seen as unbecoming of a wrestler of his stature.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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There are so many beautiful, colorful clothes in the stores, yet women are often dressed in grays, blacks, whites and sneakers, not to mention yoga pants, pants with holes in them and unbecoming tops.—
Letters To The Editor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The National Construction Authority found that 58% of the buildings in Nairobi were unfit for habitation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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If venue personnel deem any person to be a threat, or otherwise unfit, in their sole discretion, he or she will not be permitted access and shall forfeit the prize.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Unfitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfitting. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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