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Recent Examples of unpopularity
Starmer and his Labour Party suffered significant losses in local and regional elections last week, highlighting the increasing unpopularity of Starmer's leadership.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 May 2026
The government’s unpopularity in the rural areas and propensity for violence against villagers has opened the door for JNIM to cast itself as a more effective protector.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
Those losses would be a testament to Starmer’s unpopularity, his government’s missteps on policy and Labour’s failure to lighten the dour mood among the British public.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
The method has proved so effective that economists widely expect future administrations to keep the levies in place—despite their unpopularity with foreign trade allies.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Netanyahu’s years-long unpopularity Trust in Netanyahu’s government nosedived after the deadly 2023 Hamas attack.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
His unpopularity has — has really taken him to new levels.
—NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
Every few years, the unpopularity of daylight saving time becomes a highlight in social forums, and this year includes new legislation against the tradition.
—Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 7 Mar. 2026
The President’s unpopularity looks increasingly likely to cost the Party in November, but, so far, Republicans in these races are still running under the MAGA banner.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 May 2026
The government’s unpopularity in the rural areas and propensity for violence against villagers has opened the door for JNIM to cast itself as a more effective protector.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
Those losses would be a testament to Starmer’s unpopularity, his government’s missteps on policy and Labour’s failure to lighten the dour mood among the British public.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
The method has proved so effective that economists widely expect future administrations to keep the levies in place—despite their unpopularity with foreign trade allies.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Netanyahu’s years-long unpopularity Trust in Netanyahu’s government nosedived after the deadly 2023 Hamas attack.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
His unpopularity has — has really taken him to new levels.
—NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
Every few years, the unpopularity of daylight saving time becomes a highlight in social forums, and this year includes new legislation against the tradition.
—Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 7 Mar. 2026
The President’s unpopularity looks increasingly likely to cost the Party in November, but, so far, Republicans in these races are still running under the MAGA banner.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpopularity
Noun
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The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced.—
Will Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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Sources with knowledge of the process before, during and after Calvert-Lewin’s summer arrival at Leeds have spoken to The Athletic — on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships — about the move.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Escape from Venice Bembo’s obscurity was partly of her own making.—
Claire Fontijn,
The Conversation,
18 May 2026
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On screen, that depth is anchored by Williams and Storrie, actors plucked from restaurant-server obscurity.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
Noun
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As the entity begins hunting them down one by one, the film blends supernatural terror with the precarity, exploitation and invisibility of immigrant labor.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Though operating at the center of the Venezuelan underground, Garbán embodies the disconnect between the scene’s international acclaim and domestic invisibility.—
Marcos Sanoja,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
Noun
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And disappearance, in the end, is just another form of silence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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As in Kourliandski’s quartet, specks and splatters of sound are interspersed with silences.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Many imaginative fans saw Slender Man’s facelessness as a blank canvas in which to reimagine him in any number of ways, Chess added.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Problems shrink into insignificance.—
Shilo Urban,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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Her difficulty lay in her distance from the random violence of insignificance.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Little Rock advances with an out-of-nowhere comeback that leads to an 85-83 double-overtime victory over Purdue in the first round of the NCAA tournament.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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The series, the tale of a wealthy family forced to start from scratch in the middle-of-nowhere town of the title, amassed a cult following during the pandemic.—
Meriam Bouarrouj,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Unpopularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpopularity. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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