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Recent Examples of unfulfilled
Isaac and Mulligan play Josh Martin and Lindsay Crane-Martin, the overburdened manager of the Monte Vista Port Country Club and his emotionally unfulfilled wife.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
After more than five weeks of fighting, these objectives remain unfulfilled.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
Still, the perpetually unfulfilled Homelander craves utter devotion, which means ending Starlight herself and arresting every single Starlighter.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Many express frustration and confusion over the reasons for the war and the president's unfulfilled promises to end it quickly.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
After more than five weeks of fighting, these objectives remain unfulfilled.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
Still, the perpetually unfulfilled Homelander craves utter devotion, which means ending Starlight herself and arresting every single Starlighter.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Many express frustration and confusion over the reasons for the war and the president's unfulfilled promises to end it quickly.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfulfilled
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The final straw for a frustrated Overland Park City Council came after potentially shoddy construction work done without the proper permits left the roof at risk of collapse.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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But getting there required a lot of frustrated searching and yelling at old StackOverflow posts.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
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Fillaga, looking disappointed, immediately put his head down.—
Dan Rios,
Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Collier mostly welcomes the attention, but talked about a side effect of growing sports betting — death threats from disappointed bettors.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
6 May 2026
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And as Venezuela moves deeper into its post-Maduro transition, Rodríguez may increasingly find that her greatest political challenge no longer comes from the opposition, but from the revolution’s own disillusioned base.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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Not so for the Alaskan wildlife biologist Caroline Van Hemert, who, disillusioned with laboratory life, attempted to regain her love for her field via a daring and physically demanding journey from coastal Washington to the Arctic.—
Eva Holland,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2026
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Trump has repeatedly lashed out at Carlson — and other right-wing influencers — in recent months who have become disenchanted with the president.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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Dartmouth professor Jeff Friedman noted that younger voters grew up with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, conflicts that the public became disenchanted with.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2026
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Some studies estimate that 10%-20% of people who have knee replacements are dissatisfied.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
27 Apr. 2026
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Many Israelis are dissatisfied with the Netanyahu government’s wartime leadership, according to a recent poll.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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His wife, Lindsay (Carey Mulligan), picks out fabrics and seems discontented with life.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Serious or not, secession — or independence, as some prefer to call it — has long been the dream of dissenters, of the discontented and those who feel put upon or politically unrepresented.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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If anything, Leeds were more dominant and more aggrieved in the first match than Bournemouth were in the second.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Seemingly, the aggrieved fans have no recourse.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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One major way the Heat is expected to try to improve its roster this offseason is by again pursuing a trade for disgruntled Milwaukee Bucks two-time NBA MVP and nine-time All-NBA forward Giannis Antetokounmpo this offseason.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Superintendent Peter Licata was not present, which was pointed out by a number of disgruntled parents who spoke to Fort Worth ISD’s leaders imploring them to keep the school open.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Unfulfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfulfilled. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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