as in unsuccessful
producing no results
an unprofitable effort to find the information
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Recent Examples of unprofitable
Summer bookings are strong, and airlines are also getting better at managing capacity with high fuel prices, cutting more unprofitable routes and reducing frequencies.
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Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
OpenAI is also unprofitable, while Anthropic might barely post its first profitable quarter ever at the end of June.
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Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
In some cases, airlines have raised fares or tacked on jet fuel surcharges to ticket prices, while also suspending unprofitable routes.
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Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Bankruptcy law enables retailers to close and break leases on weak or unprofitable stores without penalty.
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David Moin,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unprofitable
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
OpenAI is also unprofitable, while Anthropic might barely post its first profitable quarter ever at the end of June.
—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
In some cases, airlines have raised fares or tacked on jet fuel surcharges to ticket prices, while also suspending unprofitable routes.
—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Bankruptcy law enables retailers to close and break leases on weak or unprofitable stores without penalty.
—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unprofitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprofitable
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More than a decade ago, her association sought the same change at the federal level and was unsuccessful — opposed at the time by Wine Institute.
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The city had taken it over, but several attempts at renovation were unsuccessful, until Alan Leventhal, chief executive of Beacon Capital Partners, happened to see the building and envisioned it as a great hotel.
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Uso’s conquest proved to be futile.
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Some days that hope can seem futile.
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The six Republican appointees said those protections were effectively useless and not binding.
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Most of the information is useless.
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofitable. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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