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Recent Examples of unloved
For far too long, brooches were quite unloved.
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Natalie Cantell, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
All those unloved cars have to go somewhere.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 20 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
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Natalie Cantell, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
All those unloved cars have to go somewhere.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 20 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unloved
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And Season 2 was the Deathclaw, which was an awful lot of fun.—
Scott Huver,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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But every awful pause contains an ocean of meaning, none of it comforting.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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And since each state tax operates under its own often arcane rules, those costs can come as an unpleasant surprise.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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His rhetoric is unpleasant and extreme enough that he could not get confirmed to a university board in Florida.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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Manzo was politically forged by the cartels’ appalling displays of violence and looked to stamp it out with reciprocal displays of force against the crime organizations.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Unfortunately, this appealing-on-paper business has delivered appalling returns; shareholders are sitting on a 25% total loss since the start of 2020.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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With the team’s struggles from the second half of last season and the horrid start to this season, the noise around Mendoza’s job security has only increased.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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All those horrid Valentine’s Day cards from school just… disappeared!—
Lit Hub Approved,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Golden Knights are obnoxious.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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But how that staged, arguably obnoxious behavior plays out in a political campaign, run by a man in his 40s, is another matter.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Just like that, the Mets bats are alive after looking dead during a dreadful 12-game skid months ago.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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Just about the most-surprising thing that happened during our ordeal was that the wolves came up to our very tent flap every night in spite of the dreadful weather.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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If this obscene gerrymander survives, the next one will purge what little remains of Democratic representation in the Legislature, where the GOP holds massive supermajorities far beyond its share of the electorate.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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He was also given a third charge involving obscene material and minors, according to jail records.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
9 May 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 24 May. 2026.
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