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as in unfavorable
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as in irreparable
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Recent Examples of unpromising
The military intelligence agency, HUR, in particular, was seen as an unpromising candidate for collaboration.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpromising
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With 27% favorable and 16% unfavorable opinions among Republicans, more than half of them don't know enough to form an opinion.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
6 Nov. 2025
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The pressure dialed up by Minnesota, along with costly penalties, put this offense in unfavorable spots throughout the game.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Chamber of Commerce argues that tariffs are inflicting irreparable harm and that their uncertainty is causing companies to delay capital investments and consumers to delay purchases.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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But many who protested over the summer worry that irreparable damage has already occurred, and is being accelerated by the government shutdown.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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At that time in 2020, the Nighthawks were amid an inauspicious football genesis.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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As has been well documented, Amorim made an inauspicious start, beginning with a pair of 1-0 defeats — away to Louletano, then at home to Moura.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
15 Oct. 2025
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The condition, present from birth, can cause pain and irreversible damage if untreated.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The groups argue that the project does not meet state water quality standards, and the impact will be irreversible.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Because obesity will drive higher blood pressure, higher blood sugar, more adverse cholesterol levels—all sorts of things—that sort of becomes a perfect storm.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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These weather conditions will result in elevated fire potential and a threat of adverse fire behavior.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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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 18 Nov. 2025.
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