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Recent Examples of unloved
There’s one unloved hotel and little else to see from Highway 31, the road that rips through town and runs far, far north, all the way to Lake Michigan.
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The most unloved car out there is the 2024 Dodge Hornet plug-in hybrid, with an average price of $41,166.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Unrenovated co-ops will mount a quiet comeback I’m going out on a limb with this one, but the humble, unloved, unrenovated co-op could be the comeback story this year.
—John Walkup, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
January used to be the time of year in which studios dumped their unloved dregs in theaters.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The most unloved car out there is the 2024 Dodge Hornet plug-in hybrid, with an average price of $41,166.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Unrenovated co-ops will mount a quiet comeback I’m going out on a limb with this one, but the humble, unloved, unrenovated co-op could be the comeback story this year.
—John Walkup, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
January used to be the time of year in which studios dumped their unloved dregs in theaters.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unloved
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The only way to pull out of an awful season-opening stretch is one at-bat, one pitch, one win at a time.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Still, outside of two games, the offense has been awful.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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The response from me is very unpleasant, and then my husband gets all uncomfortable.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Finally, a carbon filter is used to eliminate odors such as ammonia, cigarette smoke, hydrogen sulfide, and other pollutants that emit unpleasant smells.—
John R. Delaney,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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That seems to be the tonally incoherent concept behind Rupert Goold’s new screen-to-stage production, an appalling near-disaster that opened at the August Wilson Theatre March 30.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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And yet the first half Sunday felt worse, because of the appalling volume of wide open Pacers three-pointers and the poor quality of the injury-riddled opponent.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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No one’s going to be stuck in a hand-over-hand situation like in a Tesla, with its horrid implementation of a yoke.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
2 Apr. 2026
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And the bumbling nature of Lesgate, with Jones playing the internal conflicts sharply, comes with succumbing to the horrid nature of what money can bring.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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One of these friends, over the last five years, has become more and more obnoxious with his late-night drinking.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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Headphones are needed in obnoxious 2000s music playing.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Brandon Lowe homered twice and fellow Pirates newcomer Ryan O'Hearn also went deep, but Pittsburgh's pitching and defense were dreadful in a disappointing start.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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But keep in mind that only Atlanta and Charlotte have fewer games against tanking/dreadful teams than Miami does, which means the Heat might need to win at least five of its seven other games to have a legitimate chance of climbing out of the play-in.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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The legislation would require social media platforms to estimate the age of users and exclude obscene content to children 16 years old or younger.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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The use of obscene or indecent clothing or signs will result in expulsion.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The revolting legacy of the pedophile trafficker Jeffrey Epstein continues to unmask the obstacles to finding truth.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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For him, the most revolting thing about his life in Iran was its pervasive stink.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Unloved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unloved. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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