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Recent Examples of unloved
There are no sections that go entirely unloved by our staff, but some favorites include literary fiction, cookbooks, sci fi and fantasy and all things kids' books.
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American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
What happens to a person who is made without love, and left still unloved after the fact?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025
Drawing inspiration from the late 1990s and early 2000s, founder Vanissa Antonious reimagines once-unloved styles, such as kitten heels and peep toes, through a lens of sensuality and craftsmanship.
—Essence, 25 Aug. 2025
Private investors had an edge for a while, playing on the margins of unloved corporate entities and capitalizing on post-2008 regulations that hamstrung bank lending.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
What happens to a person who is made without love, and left still unloved after the fact?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025
Drawing inspiration from the late 1990s and early 2000s, founder Vanissa Antonious reimagines once-unloved styles, such as kitten heels and peep toes, through a lens of sensuality and craftsmanship.
—Essence, 25 Aug. 2025
Private investors had an edge for a while, playing on the margins of unloved corporate entities and capitalizing on post-2008 regulations that hamstrung bank lending.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unloved
Adjective
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The Hoosiers, of course, are the prime example of a longtime awful football program rising to the top.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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Mamdani hasn’t had time yet to flesh out his awful, socialist ideas into real policies that adversely affect New Yorkers.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Using a speaker outside the stall results in reverb and echoing as the music bounces around the bathroom walls, making the sound muddy and unpleasant.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Given the lack of gravity, even a runny nose can turn into an extremely unpleasant experience, forcing astronauts to resort to unusual measures just to drain mucus from their nasal passages.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
8 Jan. 2026
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The toll is appalling and will continue to grow.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
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His appalling record for Ibis — one goal in eight years and even that one is up for debate — only furthered his cause.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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An innocent fellow named TimMet a zombie quite horrid and grim.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Employing the term evokes a horrid history of institutional abuse against gay people.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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So how will Stevie, who shares a bedroom with her obnoxious little brother, Elliot (Elias Janssen), keep the family together?—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
9 Nov. 2025
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Various new characters join in on the fun, including Chris Elliott’s Riff Raff-style butler and Tori Spelling’s obnoxious try-hard friend, Alex.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The initial symptoms began in early 2024, when Farrington, 45, started to experience dreadful night sweats.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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That’s a grim prospect—but then, in Venezuela, yesterday’s grimmest prospects become tomorrow’s headlines with dreadful regularity.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Banners containing commercial, political or obscene material, or that block guest views.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Just another week in the world of Ball, who was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Monday for making an obscene gesture in the fourth quarter of the Hornets’ 144-117 loss to Miami.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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This revolting behavior is not limited to the media.—
Brooke L. Rollins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The many physically revolting and morally repellent acts that ensue amount to little but a gross-out joke.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Unloved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unloved. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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