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Recent Examples of unloved
Even better is unloved Ovintiv at 3.3x and a 3.6% yield.
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Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Lamm wouldn’t have been interested in starting on some tiny lizard or unloved beetle.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Perhaps Musk, more unloved than ever, has learned money can’t always buy you votes, either.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
The eight-episode Season 1 of The Franchise followed the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
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Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Lamm wouldn’t have been interested in starting on some tiny lizard or unloved beetle.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Perhaps Musk, more unloved than ever, has learned money can’t always buy you votes, either.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
The eight-episode Season 1 of The Franchise followed the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unloved
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What’s more, the Steelers failed to score a first-drive touchdown all season, were awful in the red zone, were awful on first down, and mostly awful in short yardage.—
Tribune Content Agency,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 June 2025
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Outcomes for what’s referred to as ‘children in care’ remain unacceptably awful.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Some of these vitamins have quality issues, like a fishy or unpleasant taste.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
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Diana, for example, when anything unpleasant was said in her presence, would slowly blink her eyes in an incredible act of denial.—
Rosemary Counter,
Time,
25 June 2025
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The reports on the attacks on health so far are appalling.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Hussain became England captain in 1999 at one of those low ebbs, after an appalling home World Cup and with the Test side about to be ranked worst in the world.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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During her time on the stand, Ventura recounted horrid details about what allegedly transpired during her relationship with Diddy.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
23 May 2025
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The Hornets are coming off a horrid 2024-25 season.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Hartley plays Lenny’s girlfriend, June, while Brook plays an obnoxious podcaster named Ratty.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Of course, her obnoxious boyfriend, Harris (Josh Macqueen), whose family owns most of the real estate in town, isn’t exactly pleased with Zac’s presence.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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Starship's track record has been dreadful so far this year, with the rocket's three most recent test flights ending prematurely.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2025
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How Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur found themselves in this final despite dreadful performances this season is a mystery to many.—
Alex Tabet,
NBC news,
20 May 2025
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The ex-data processor for the Boston Transportation Department was previously convicted in Suffolk Superior Court of: rape of a child, assault to rape a child, indecent assault and battery on a child, disseminating obscene material to a minor, and possession of child pornography.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 June 2025
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But the legal standard for what qualifies as obscene is extremely high.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 June 2025
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How does this happen, no matter how revolting or nonsensical the trend can be?—
Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Oct. 2022
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These highly emotional sequences are less riveting and more revolting as they’re primarily used to add shock value, graphically depicting their triggering subject matter.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2022
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“Unloved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unloved. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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