as in unsuccessful
producing no results
an unprofitable effort to find the information
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Recent Examples of unprofitable
Nearly a quarter of Chinese industrial firms are now unprofitable, the highest share since 2001 and almost double the share a decade ago, while the country’s top five tech giants have shed $1.3 trillion in market value since 2021.
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Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
Over the past decade, DER has restored multiple unprofitable bogs, including the Eel River Headwaters Restoration.
—Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The reason cited at the time by then REI CEO Eric Artz was that the operation was unprofitable.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
OpenAI, meanwhile, is unprofitable.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
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Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
Over the past decade, DER has restored multiple unprofitable bogs, including the Eel River Headwaters Restoration.
—Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The reason cited at the time by then REI CEO Eric Artz was that the operation was unprofitable.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
OpenAI, meanwhile, is unprofitable.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unprofitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprofitable
Adjective
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But her appeal was unsuccessful.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Industry lobbying unsuccessful to date Some advocates for the restaurant industry have been lobbying to change the way service fees are treated.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Police struggle to maintain order, their wooden sticks cracking against the pavement in a futile attempt to control the sheer mass of people.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Trying to win new, younger shoppers is expensive and may end up being futile.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Pattinson plays the character’s increasingly useless husband.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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My French was useless—I was also considered a tourist by association.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofitable. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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