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as in unfavorable
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as in irreparable
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Recent Examples of unpromising
Adrift but alive, dad (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), daughter (Luna Blaise), daughter’s unpromising boyfriend (David Iacono) and daughter’s younger sister (Audrina Miranda) are rescued by the mercenaries’ expedition.
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Australian gold The small town in Australia that’s spreading the story of Vegemite
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Vegemite, an Australian delicacy with the unpromising base material of leftover brewers’ yeast, is so loved in the country there’s even a museum dedicated to it.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
The military intelligence agency, HUR, in particular, was seen as an unpromising candidate for collaboration.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
With an aging global population, rates of Alzheimer’s disease on the rise, high costs of care for those with dementia, and an unpromising landscape for effective drugs, questions of how to prevent or slow progression of the disease are important for all of us—not just taxi drivers.
—Christopher M. Worsham, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Australian gold The small town in Australia that’s spreading the story of Vegemite
04:50
Vegemite, an Australian delicacy with the unpromising base material of leftover brewers’ yeast, is so loved in the country there’s even a museum dedicated to it.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
The military intelligence agency, HUR, in particular, was seen as an unpromising candidate for collaboration.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
With an aging global population, rates of Alzheimer’s disease on the rise, high costs of care for those with dementia, and an unpromising landscape for effective drugs, questions of how to prevent or slow progression of the disease are important for all of us—not just taxi drivers.
—Christopher M. Worsham, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpromising
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The 2021 race was canceled due to COVID, then two successful races were held before the recent run of unfavorable weather.—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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YouGov puts his unfavorable tracker at -88%.—
Stu Strumwasser,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Judge Tanya Walton Pratt ruled the NCAA did not show how the online sports wagering platform's use of the terms would cause irreparable harm.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Ex-Deutsche Bank AG executive Michele Faissola is seeking as much as £500 million ($669 million) in his UK lawsuit over allegations the lender caused irreparable harm to his career, according to people familiar with the matter.—
Arno Schütze,
Bloomberg,
19 Mar. 2026
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Imai’s inauspicious start should not be viewed as a broader indictment, but the beginning of a feeling-out process between player and team.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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The game got off to an inauspicious start for the Flames.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Luna had what was meant to be a simple cosmetic procedure that ultimately caused irreversible medical damage.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
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Now, though, with the widespread circulation of magic manuals, grimoires, and related compendia—with the recording, on paper, of words, spells, histories, stories—witchcraft has taken an irreversible step into the exoteric realm.—
Kristen Roupenian,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The most common adverse events were falls and muscle weakness, which overlap with ALS symptoms.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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When you're stressed or angry, your cortisol levels rise, which can have adverse effects on your heart, metabolism, and immune system.—
Sharon Basaraba,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2026
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The investigations and any response in this case by FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) are ongoing (read: pathetically slow and unencouraging).—
Shireen Ahmed,
Time,
5 June 2019
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Did Middle Tennessee State expose Miami’s uncorrectable problems?—
Keven Lerner,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Oct. 2022
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Yes, there are some uncorrectable changes, but those changes aren’t currently causing any problems for the James Webb team.—
Joshua Hawkins,
BGR,
21 July 2022
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“Unpromising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpromising. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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