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Recent Examples of unfulfilled
Beneath her sense of duty is a crushing loneliness and the prospect of a life unfulfilled.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
The fantasy of endless space is what matters, a great chimeric promise, this production understands, that both sustains the nation and goes unfulfilled.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
But there’s an unfulfilled quest to Seau’s NFL career that Warner would rather not experience himself.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, a Tigers team that was the American League’s best for much of the regular season enters an odd winter after a September and October of valiant effort but ultimately unfulfilled expectations.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
The fantasy of endless space is what matters, a great chimeric promise, this production understands, that both sustains the nation and goes unfulfilled.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
But there’s an unfulfilled quest to Seau’s NFL career that Warner would rather not experience himself.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, a Tigers team that was the American League’s best for much of the regular season enters an odd winter after a September and October of valiant effort but ultimately unfulfilled expectations.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfulfilled
Adjective
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Exit poll data showed where those frustrated voters directed their ire.—
Emily Guskin,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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In what is trending to be a seventh losing season for the Jets in his seven years with the franchise, Williams had reportedly grown frustrated behind the scenes about the direction of the franchise.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Arsenal go into the break disappointed, but not disheartened.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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However, all three playoff games in the series were won by the road team, including Friday night’s decisive match before a sorely disappointed crowd of 34,473 that filled the lower bowl at Bank of America Stadium.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Cowley’s disillusioned but fundamentally idealistic cohort had an unexpected response.—
Michael Gorra,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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This has led many to feel disillusioned with, even betrayed by, the very system that promised to set them up for success and stability.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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In response to these changes, a growing number of disenchanted people are taking the leap and renouncing their phones altogether.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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The sudden crisis of faith in the American innovation ecosystem has also sparked a fresh debate: Can the European Union seize the moment to attract disenchanted researchers and strengthen its own innovation ecosystem?—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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While the Tuesday elections were held in blue states, the margins of victory for Democrats and exit polling indicated that many voters are dissatisfied with the state of the economy and inflation.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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Nine in 10 angry voters voted for Sherrill along with about 6 in 10 dissatisfied voters.—
Emily Guskin,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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As much as personality appears to rule the day — Trump is a New York billionaire developer whose bombastic style captured the souls of discontented rural Americans — the 2028 presidential race might come down to simple, timeworn economic forces.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Swinney has heard the noise of discontented fans this season and defended Clemson's success, going back to when Brent Venables was his defensive coordinator.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Oct. 2025
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For aggrieved wives of cheating husbands, a rising new professional service in China offers an innovative solution.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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He’s slated to shake hands at a meeting of The 46, a group of powerful, aggrieved men named for the order in which Oklahoma gained statehood.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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Carol, a reclusive and disgruntled bestselling romantasy author, exhorts her reticent audience of five immune English speakers to reclaim human agency against the milquetoast, obsequious blob and join her in a quest to reverse the happiness apocalypse.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
8 Nov. 2025
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Children with backpacks and adults waited for access to the road leading to nearby housing, and disgruntled drivers slowly drove past the scene.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Unfulfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfulfilled. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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