as in unsuccessful
producing no results
an unprofitable effort to find the information
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Recent Examples of unprofitable
Over the past decade, DER has restored multiple unprofitable bogs, including the Eel River Headwaters Restoration.
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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
The business is currently unprofitable, and Forbes estimates gross margins at 35%.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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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
The business is currently unprofitable, and Forbes estimates gross margins at 35%.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprofitable
Adjective
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The Mellon family foundation did not respond to Fortune’s request for comment, and attempts by the Times to reach Mellon were unsuccessful.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The two-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Understanding each other is futile.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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The court fights all proved futile, however.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Sarah has a useless husband and a useless job.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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Lavin bought hard copies of the AI knockoffs of her book, and wasn’t surprised to find that each was useless in its own way.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofitable. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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