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Recent Examples of unpopular
Recent polls show the war is unpopular among Americans.
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Paris Barraza, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
While data center construction and favorable tax subsidies for the AI industry are politically unpopular, only Democrats have a faction that wants to stop the bulldozers.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Commanding Democratic victories in the New Jersey and Virginia governors' races and flipped municipal races across the country continue to highlight how unpopular Republican governance in Washington is with voters.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
Kathuria said the last-minute mobilization Wednesday night was a testament to how unpopular the war was in the United States.
—Aldo Toledo, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
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Paris Barraza, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
While data center construction and favorable tax subsidies for the AI industry are politically unpopular, only Democrats have a faction that wants to stop the bulldozers.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Commanding Democratic victories in the New Jersey and Virginia governors' races and flipped municipal races across the country continue to highlight how unpopular Republican governance in Washington is with voters.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
Kathuria said the last-minute mobilization Wednesday night was a testament to how unpopular the war was in the United States.
—Aldo Toledo, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpopular
Adjective
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Users should also check event logs for any unrecognized changes to DNS server settings.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Yet, like the Academy, the movie business at large has its blind spots; some of Iran’s best films remain unrecognized in the United States.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The conditions and transport status of the other three victims are unknown.—
Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The cases were further advanced through investigative genetic genealogy, which allowed detectives to identify possible relatives of the unknown suspect.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Trendy Queen 2-piece Matching Lounge Set A good matching set is the unsung hero of carry-on-only travel, and this bestselling Trendy Queen one earns its spot every time.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2026
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The unsung hero's act of kindness led to a decades-long friendship.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The no-name respiratory virus Boring old common colds that don't have fancy names are the thing doctors are seeing most often.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
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This was at a time before the blues had become popularized and migrated to clubs on the North Side, and so Branch spent nights at such South and West Side clubs as Pepper’s Lounge, Checkerboard, Theresa’s Lounge and no-name basements and informal spaces.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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There’s no unimportant royal gossip, apparently.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Apr. 2026
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If however, we were often criticized and made to feel unimportant, our self-talk may be more negative.—
Joy Harden Bradford,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That 300-work show built on Walter Hopps’s legendary exhibition for the Pasadena Art Museum—held in 1963, at a time when Duchamp was still relatively obscure—and solidified the artist’s place in the canon.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Piecing together information on Kia and the circumstance of his obscure death is difficult, but two weeks ago his mother said in a short clip that he was killed in an attack.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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Haulover Cut has already fragmented into an unrecognizable jumble of marsh and hammocks behind Kiawah Island.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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On advice of his crisis lawyer Ira Slitz (Hill, unrecognizable with a bald head and gray beard), Reef sets out to apologize to everyone from his past who may be angry with him in an effort to find the blackmailer.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Early in his career, Tillmans began shooting for the British street style magazine i-D, creating portraits of the famous and unfamous, while also documenting club life and gay culture.—
Steve Appleford,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Many famous parents have followed suit to protect the faces of their unfamous offspring.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Unpopular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpopular. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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