unpromising

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Recent Examples of unpromising 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 The hype for this year’s outing was undermined by what looked to be an unpromising matchup; at 6-5, Michigan was a 20.5-point underdog heading into its road trip to No. 2 Ohio State (10-1). Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2024 Yet despite the minimal funding and unpromising history, the search continues to garner both adherents and interest. IEEE Spectrum, 15 Aug. 2012 See All Example Sentences for unpromising
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpromising
Adjective
  • According to a Pew Research Center survey, half of Americans hold an unfavorable opinion of the Supreme Court.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The latest national polls from groups like Reuters/Ipsos, Civiqs, AP/NORC, Gallup and more have the president's overall approval rating marked as unfavorable once again.
    Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In its lawsuit, Ryan LLC argued that the noncompete ban would inflict irreparable harm by enabling its employees to leave for the competition, potentially taking with them valuable skills and information gained on the job.
    Andrea Hsu, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Other public speakers, like Tabitha Fader, said the reroute would cause irreparable harm if wetlands and rivers were polluted during pipeline construction or in the event of a spill.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • So Kansas’ 22-8 victory that day made for an inauspicious debut for what would emerge as the oldest and longest-running football rivalry west of the Mississippi.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
  • For a Cubs team trying to build some positive momentum, Monday got off to an inauspicious start when rookie starter Cade Horton departed during the third inning because of a blister on his right middle finger.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Mismanagement or loss of these keys can result in irreversible asset loss.
    Jason Lau, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Tell Me Lies Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco's (Jackson White) relationship begins much the same as any other college romance, but their seemingly mundane choices lead to irreversible consequences.
    James Mercadante, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The specialty retailer’s chief financial officer, Robert Ball, said Abercrombie has seen about $5 million in adverse impact from tariffs during the second quarter, chiefly manifested in the cost of sales, and expects $90 million net impact from tariffs for the year.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This tool helps with reading, writing, summarizing, adverse-event profile reviews, label comparisons, clinical protocol assessments, and even generating database code.
    Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • Did Middle Tennessee State expose Miami’s uncorrectable problems?
    Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2022
  • 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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