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Recent Examples of uninvolved
The Rock also appears uninvolved with any Cena plans since earlier this year, but one can never know.
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Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
But reliance on soldiers of fortune undermined the Kremlin’s message of national unity and allowed an overwhelming majority of Russians to stay uninvolved.
—Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
The vitriol levied at uninvolved lawmakers since Wednesday's shooting has had a chilling effect on the American tradition of lawmakers' community engagement — as well as the open debate and political discourse Kirk himself espoused.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
There was a crushing weight to having these fathers who were often uninvolved and distant.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
But reliance on soldiers of fortune undermined the Kremlin’s message of national unity and allowed an overwhelming majority of Russians to stay uninvolved.
—Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
The vitriol levied at uninvolved lawmakers since Wednesday's shooting has had a chilling effect on the American tradition of lawmakers' community engagement — as well as the open debate and political discourse Kirk himself espoused.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
There was a crushing weight to having these fathers who were often uninvolved and distant.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninvolved
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Netflix is an ironic home for a swoony love letter to cinema; the streamer remains fairly uninterested in the theatrical experience.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Many people inside Rogers Centre left their seats promptly, uninterested in watching the Dodgers celebrate on Toronto’s home field after winning a second consecutive title.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Set in Taiwan in 1988, Girl revolves around Hsiao-lee, a quiet and withdrawn girl, growing up in silent gloom.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, further discussions were heated, with no resolve, just more withdrawn behavior while the communications continued.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
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Other reports said Sanders appeared disinterested in some meetings, notably with the Giants.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
28 Dec. 2025
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Ditch the disinterested Aggressively screen out people based on their interest in you.—
Judd B. Kessler,
CNBC,
17 Dec. 2025
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As Jaclyn and Kate wax poetic about a dream vacation that never happened, Laurie’s weary, silent glances seem to tee up an explosive confrontation.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Jan. 2026
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Tisdale refused to stay silent, and texted the group after being left behind on another plan.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Our forefathers fought the American Revolution to get away from a tyrannical monarch and indifferent legislators, not to create our own homegrown version of it.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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The captives perch preciously on the head of a slave trader who looks straight ahead, indifferent to the others’ suffering.—
James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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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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The piece Lee publishes isn’t a Pulitzer-winning takedown, but a posthumous profile of the reclusive, kind-hearted Dale, a man who shares Dale’s love of crime writers like Jim Thompson and instinctive empathy for underdogs.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Staying small has also, historically, been linked to staying weak, preoccupied, and politically apathetic—all qualities that women in this country (or frankly, any country) cannot afford to be at this moment.—
Michelle Konstantinovsky,
Glamour,
22 Dec. 2025
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Coles’ father was apathetic to the point of never giving his son a Christmas gift.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
2 Dec. 2025
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After a brief talk with his stepson Brian (Samuel Bottomley), a taciturn young man with bloodied knuckles, Jem takes off on his motorbike, into a remote but, compared to his dull suburban home, lush and verdant wilderness.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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Todd's second-ever screen role foretold his future prominence, as the taciturn Sgt.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Uninvolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninvolved. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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