as in unsuccessful
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Recent Examples of unprosperous
Instead, Bouchard created the quirky Belcher clan, whose beleaguered patriarch, Bob (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin), operates an unprosperous burger joint staffed by his wife, Linda (John Roberts), and the couple’s oddball brood: Tina (Dan Mintz), Gene (Eugene Mirman), and Louise (Kristen Schaal).
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Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2022
Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprosperous
Adjective
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Several attempts to establish at least a partial ceasefire have been unsuccessful.—
DASHA LITVINOVA,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Later that month, Kalyn Free, an attorney from Oklahoma who was unsuccessful in her bid for a vice chair position, filed a complaint alleging that the DNC improperly merged two separate questions into a single vote.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Never as rich as its aesthetics intimate, the U.S. met the nineties financially—and, therefore, spiritually—depressed.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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Though fun is a funny word to use considering Thunderbolts is all about depressed anti-heroes looking for a sense of purpose.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
3 May 2025
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“Unprosperous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprosperous. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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