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Recent Examples of unpopularity
In 1872 Congress allowed the Civil War income tax to expire, impressed by its widespread unpopularity.
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Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That dynamic has been helped by the unpopularity of the center-right Conservatives, who left office after 14 years last July.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
The current challenge is how to balance the immense global unpopularity of the Israeli government’s war in Gaza – including among Gulf Arab citizens – with common strategic interests the Gulf states hold with Israel.
—David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Their pitch spotlights provisions like eliminating taxes on tips and overtime pay and expanding the child tax credit, while downplaying the healthcare and food assistance cuts Democrats have seized on to explain the measure’s unpopularity.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2025
One good thing that may come of recognition is to further Netanyahu's unpopularity in Israel.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That dynamic has been helped by the unpopularity of the center-right Conservatives, who left office after 14 years last July.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
The current challenge is how to balance the immense global unpopularity of the Israeli government’s war in Gaza – including among Gulf Arab citizens – with common strategic interests the Gulf states hold with Israel.
—David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Their pitch spotlights provisions like eliminating taxes on tips and overtime pay and expanding the child tax credit, while downplaying the healthcare and food assistance cuts Democrats have seized on to explain the measure’s unpopularity.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2025
One good thing that may come of recognition is to further Netanyahu's unpopularity in Israel.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpopularity
Noun
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Some saw the alerts on televisions in the West Wing, others on social media, according to White House staffers who discussed the events on the condition of anonymity.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Robinson refused at first, but then changed his mind, according to a law enforcement official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With a single photo, though, Swift vaulted it from obscurity into obsession.—
Malaika Crawford,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2025
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By the finale, Gaal is no longer the uncertain mathematician plucked from obscurity.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The feeling of invisibility exacerbates results.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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One major challenge in using sperm for medical applications has been their invisibility under conventional imaging techniques.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Inside the West Wing, staff sat in shocked silence, scrolling to see the latest updates of news on their phones and messages on their computer screens.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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After a near-fatal experience, Kaif began seeing both stories and silences differently.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her difficulty lay in her distance from the random violence of insignificance.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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His groundbreaking work reveals how a hidden epidemic of insignificance is quietly eroding engagement, trust, and performance in organizations, and what leaders can do to reverse it.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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The most enduring symbol of that series: Manu Ginobili at age 36, weaving his way through traffic in Game 5, giving a stiff-arm to 2013 tormentor Ray Allen before exploding for an out-of-nowhere dunk on Chris Bosh.—
Jeff McDonald,
ExpressNews.com,
18 May 2020
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While the series has officially concluded, this comeback special fast forwards to an entirely new, out-of-nowhere plot point and is therefore easy to watch for novices.—
Sam Machkovech,
Ars Technica,
13 May 2020
Cite this Entry
“Unpopularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpopularity. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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