unreceptive

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Recent Examples of unreceptive To their credit, Lawyers Defending American Democracy and the other plaintiffs did just that, only to find the appropriate authority unreceptive. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2025 Is the primary electorate simply unreceptive to centrist points of view? The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025 Others continue burning cash in the pursuit of profitability but are finding the market unreceptive. William Roberson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025 Hippler appeared unreceptive to their arguments that the IGG techniques violated Kohberger's constitutional rights and questioned whether the defendant even had standing to challenge the investigatory tactic. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unreceptive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreceptive
Adjective
  • In both competitive partisan races and in Democrat-on-Democrat contests, analysts say frustration about the economy is bubbling up from voters.
    Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • While largely staying away from partisan politics, Durbin reiterated his longstanding support for the Dream Act, legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for people brought to the United States illegally as children by their parents.
    Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Adjective
  • However, curiosity can interrupt that narrow-minded thinking, according to Maya Nehru, MA, LMFT, a psychotherapist offering services in anxiety and trauma in San Diego and Washington.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 25 Mar. 2026
  • This is a valid concern, which is why the solution must be comprehensive, not narrow-minded.
    Jerry Presley, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The Dowd Voicers are either clueless about the facts or, like their hero Trump, are simply fabulists making up numbers to suit their biased narrative.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
  • Bias asks whether the system perpetuates, amplifies, or introduces systematic disadvantage, including through feedback loops where biased outputs reinforce biased inputs.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Adjective
  • The balls provided a rare opportunity for competitors to express themselves outside of the confines of a prejudiced society and later offered education and testing as the community battled HIV/AIDS.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
  • But the rich sometimes actually can face a prejudiced jury.
    John Seiler, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Most varieties prefer full sun to partial shade and rich, slightly acidic soil that drains well.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
  • In February, Congress passed legislation that ended the partial federal government shutdown and contained provisions addressing PBM transparency and business practices.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • How to manage a susceptible, intolerant rose Roses that are both susceptible and intolerant to disease despite proper care should be shovel-pruned and replaced with cultivars that thrive with little or no disease.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • The Gaza protests had been galvanizing for Republicans, who, even before October 7th, had viewed universities as captured by radical thinking on race and politics, rife with grade inflation, and intolerant of conservatives.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Each of them was punched in the face as the attacker yelled out his bigoted remarks, police said.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • This is a guy who could write these incredibly bigoted figures, and then also write this really searing indictment of American materialism.
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026

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“Unreceptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreceptive. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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