as in vulgar
lacking in refinement or good taste
an unpolished but well-meaning young man
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Recent Examples of unpolished
Where oversized, chunky, rounded silhouettes read as frumpy and unpolished, this does the exact opposite.
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Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
They are unpolished, unethereal and take a perhaps more head-on approach than audiences are used to seeing.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
There was the campus, red brick and lush grass, an offbeat blend of 20th-century construction and New England charm that felt unpolished in the best way.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 17 Dec. 2025
The three young protagonists bring a bold, dynamic energy to the film and the rough, unpolished feel makes the story even more authentic.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
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Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
They are unpolished, unethereal and take a perhaps more head-on approach than audiences are used to seeing.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
There was the campus, red brick and lush grass, an offbeat blend of 20th-century construction and New England charm that felt unpolished in the best way.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 17 Dec. 2025
The three young protagonists bring a bold, dynamic energy to the film and the rough, unpolished feel makes the story even more authentic.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpolished
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On Heavenly’s last record, released in 1996, their daydreamy idealism had become more vulgar and concrete, and the instrumental backing had adopted a Britpop punchiness to match; however, the album was released just after drummer Mathew Fletcher’s death, leading to Heavenly’s abrupt dissolution.—
Jude Noel,
Pitchfork,
4 Mar. 2026
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In 2024, another former WISN-AM radio host, Jay Weber, was suspended for two weeks after posting vulgar comments about Walz's then-17-year-old neurodivergent son, Gus.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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The beloved slapstick comedy is 85 minutes of pure entertainment, full of increasingly chaotic adventures and shockingly crass jokes that still produce guffaws decades later.—
Rachel Simon,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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In a not crass way, no matter what your vice of choice is, someone who enables that behavior, even just by being there, is a really relatable idea.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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Kobabe conveys the quiet pain of being misgendered in ostensibly non-hostile environments and the fear of being perceived as inconvenient or rude.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
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Even a bit rude and dismissive?—
Sharareh Drury,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
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Nestle the oyster into crushed ice or coarse salt to keep it level.—
Rai Mincey,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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That was a bit of a turnoff for this old traditionalist, who thinks politics has gotten too coarse and foul-mouthed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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If that means getting rougher and going outside of the rules and expectations for appropriate use of force, that’s all fine.—
Bob Ortega,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Dolphins went 7-10 and missed the playoffs last season, benching Tagovailoa in favor of Quinn Ewers for the final three games, ending a rough season for the former Alabama star.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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His abhorrent behavior is sadly too common across the restaurant industry, from the finest dining to the humblest street stalls.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Hospitals are legally required to publish clear and accessible prices for common services, yet compliance across Florida remains poor.—
Linda D. Gadd,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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That's about a third of all seaborne crude, the unrefined petroleum that is processed into fuels such as gasoline and diesel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Pure, unrefined emu oil smells fresh and pure and doesn’t include any fillers, perfumes, dyes or other oils.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2026
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But weighting the draft odds is a delicate business — and one the Bulls remain committed to approaching with a clumsy commitment to competitiveness.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kurt's key takeaway Scammers are no longer relying only on clumsy emails or obvious red flags.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Unpolished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpolished. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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