as in undiscriminating
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Recent Examples of unselective
The cult film Idiocracy (2006) imagines a future in which Americans' mental capacities have been degraded by generations of pop culture, junk food, and–how to put this delicately–unselective breeding.
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Samuel Goldman,
The Week,
1 Mar. 2022
With an unselective online-only model seeking to scale rapidly, Lambda is likely to end up somewhere between (free) MOOCs and (costly) for-profit online universities, which – given its ISA model – sounds about right.
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Ryan Craig,
Forbes,
28 May 2021
Its wide muzzle suggests unselective bulk-feeding on grasses and low-growing herbs.
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Smithsonian,
8 May 2018
But Pakistani officials went to pains to say the toll was unselective, with Muslims and Christians among the dead and bereaved.
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Daniyal Hassan, Naila Inayat and Salman Masood,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2016
The kind of person, in other words, who these days tends to start a college career—typically at an unselective school—but all-too-often ends up dropping out.
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Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
7 Sep. 2012
Samuel Goldman,
The Week,
1 Mar. 2022
With an unselective online-only model seeking to scale rapidly, Lambda is likely to end up somewhere between (free) MOOCs and (costly) for-profit online universities, which – given its ISA model – sounds about right.
—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes,
28 May 2021
Its wide muzzle suggests unselective bulk-feeding on grasses and low-growing herbs.
—
Smithsonian,
8 May 2018
But Pakistani officials went to pains to say the toll was unselective, with Muslims and Christians among the dead and bereaved.
—
Daniyal Hassan, Naila Inayat and Salman Masood,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2016
The kind of person, in other words, who these days tends to start a college career—typically at an unselective school—but all-too-often ends up dropping out.
—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
7 Sep. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unselective
Adjective
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Eating like a child, Veit explains, was once understood to mean being overly excited and undiscriminating about food, not being picky.
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Yes, despite her gender-fluid appearance and undiscriminating appeal, Labubu is a girl.
Adjective
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Research published in 2024 in the Journal of Political Ideologies similarly describes patriotism as being associated with commitment to democratic ideals and community, while nationalism is often conceptualized as a more exclusionary and uncritical attachment to the nation.
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To an uncritical eye, the messages might have seemed like a harmless attempt at motivating a team.
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There’s a growing movement to bring back small rituals, like lighting candles, using cloth napkins, pulling out the good china on a random weeknight, and saying a toast before the first bite.
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Candles, cloth napkins, the good china on a random Wednesday, a quick toast before the first bite.
Adjective
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In the early 2000s, especially, Ashley favored haphazard updos, with layers falling from the sides, as seen at the spring 2005 Marc Jacobs show in New York.
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However, what ends up on screen is interminably dull, both in its visual construction and in its haphazard narrative swerves.
Adjective
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This dish is undemanding and flexible, equally suited to a weeknight dinner or a casual outdoor meal.
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Adding lettuce as a potato companion plant is a smart way to use your garden space, and undemanding lettuce won’t compete with potatoes for nutrients, either.
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Liam, once aimless and unhoused, quickly finds purpose in the charade as a husband and father.
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The book is structured as a quest to figure out why a class of aimless young men in late-Thatcherist Blighty get their kicks out of getting paralytically drunk and bashing one another half to death every weekend.
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For at least a decade, federal agents followed guidelines designed to prevent arbitrary civil immigration arrests of people at courthouses.
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Some media outlets, however, reported that some of those detained were politicians or activists, leading to allegations of arbitrary detentions.
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Friday, a weakening ridge and an approaching front will allow scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop.
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Share a draft, then ask a focused question so collaborators offer helpful edits rather than scattered opinions.
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“Unselective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unselective. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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