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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.
—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
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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Yes, despite her gender-fluid appearance and undiscriminating appeal, Labubu is a girl.—
Lara Johnson-Wheeler,
Vogue,
31 May 2025
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Then there’s a turn, when the human impact of the case comes to the fore and what the creators presume to be our uncritical fascination with murder schlock is challenged.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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The era was far from the utopian Camelot suggested by uncritical romanticized mythology.—
Leah M. Wright,
CNN Money,
23 Aug. 2025
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Only random film students might ask her about it.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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So random though, and never had both my phone and internet just flatline like that.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Craftsman-style bungalow was originally built in the 1940s and withstood several haphazard additions and renovations before Haury and Saikami got their hands on it.—
Linne Halpern,
Architectural Digest,
15 Oct. 2025
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OpenAI’s messaging was haphazard to Hollywood.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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On occasion an angry local would hurl verbal abuse at them, but the soldiers simply shrugged and carried on what appeared to be an undemanding assignment.—
Tim Reid,
Reuters,
24 Aug. 2025
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In addition, Cisco's long-term transition toward subscription software sales, which are sticky and come with higher margins, should help improve the stock's undemanding price-to-earnings multiple.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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No matter how much Rory’s character evolved (for better or worse) throughout the series, her passion for reading always remained, from Chilton to Yale to her aimless adult years in A Year in the Life.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
13 Oct. 2025
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After some aimless small talk, the old woman soon gets down to her real, sinister business.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The trend's noon cutoff is also arbitrary, and while the habits are beneficial, the timing and exact numbers may not suit everyone's needs or lifestyles — and may not always be possible.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Anchor your investments Anchoring happens when investors fixate on an arbitrary reference point.—
Chris Stevens,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Oct. 2025
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Michigan residents are in for another seasonable week, with cooler temperatures and scattered rain, according to the National Weather Service.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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By comparison, campaign two felt more scattered and improvisational (befitting a D&D game).—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Unselective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unselective. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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