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Recent Examples of unflattering
The key to the ethicality of reporting on personal or unflattering information is if the information is deemed essential or necessary for the public to make informed decisions as consumers or citizens.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott immediately characterized an unflattering AI image of him as being racist.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2026
In smaller rooms, harsh or overly bright lighting can feel clinical, emphasizing tight corners and casting unflattering shadows.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Murray’s shooting splits, dragged down by his 4-for-17 Game 6, were just as unflattering.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott immediately characterized an unflattering AI image of him as being racist.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2026
In smaller rooms, harsh or overly bright lighting can feel clinical, emphasizing tight corners and casting unflattering shadows.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Murray’s shooting splits, dragged down by his 4-for-17 Game 6, were just as unflattering.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unflattering
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Public opinion towards it has sharply worsened in the last year, with majorities in most countries polled having unfavorable views towards it, and confidence in Netanyahu has plummeted.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
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Among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, 80% had a somewhat or very unfavorable view.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Neither party admitted to liability and each agreed to refrain from making disparaging, negative or uncomplimentary statements about the other, the document said.—
Lorraine Mirabella,
Baltimore Sun,
29 July 2022
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Though the pollen gunk will pass, he's concerned by a contingent of Twitter trolls who've shared uncomplimentary reviews of his recent North American tour.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE.com,
21 Jan. 2022
Adjective
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People throwing cigarette butts against the house, yelling obscenities, playing derogatory music.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Lorincz, who is White, called the children, who are Black, derogatory names and racial slurs.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Felix points to Trump’s disparaging and false comments against Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, which put a target on the back of many Haitian immigrants.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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While Trump’s talk of a possible NATO pullout dates back years, the comments to The Telegraph newspaper in the U.K., published Wednesday, were among the clearest and most disparaging yet — suggesting that the fracture has deepened perhaps to a point of no return.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Judge Nicole Hopps last month increased his minimum term of incarceration to 60 years after granting his request to correct the erroneous sentence.—
Tom Olsen,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2026
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There is a widespread, but erroneous, belief that fraud is why the state Unemployment Insurance Fund is deeply in the red.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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But Grossman described characterizations of his wife driving drunk, racing and hitting the boys after going as fast as 82 mph in a 45-mph zone as inaccurate.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Prosecutors alleged that Kroger used inaccurate calorie information on five varieties of its Carbmaster bread, both online and on the product's packaging.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Platner has repeatedly called those allegations of violence untrue.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Unfortunately, in our legal system, anyone can file a lawsuit alleging anything, truthful or not, and then hide behind litigation privilege to justify the most salacious allegations, no matter how untrue and untested.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
Adjective
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The show hinges on finding an ordinary person who, plunged into a group of people he’s never met before, doesn’t reject them as weird or objectionable but embraces them at some basic human level.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
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Europe’s newfound openness to African industrialization is not because dependency suddenly became morally objectionable, but because Europe increasingly fears dependency itself.—
W. Gyude Moore,
semafor.com,
25 May 2026
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“Unflattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unflattering. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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