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Adjective
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There is a wealth of knowledge and experience here to sift through and, at times, the film’s editing leaves these individual’s offerings unshaped or unclear.—
Sarah-Tai Black,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2023 -
Years ago, these yew shrubs were dishevelled & unshaped, so The Prince tasked his gardeners with creating their own intriguing topiary designs.—
Amy Mackelden,
Harper's BAZAAR,
14 Nov. 2020
Adjective
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Mules on the towpath along the canal could pull a heavy barge at a clip of 4 miles per hour – far faster than the job of dragging wagons over primitive roads.—
Christine Keiner,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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This is the first direct chemical proof that some of the primitive planet’s material survived the giant impact that formed the Earth and Moon.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The rudimentary device, likely made from firework explosives, was planted outside the front gate of Ranucci’s house in Campo Ascolano, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Rome, the journalist told state broadcaster RAI on Friday.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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The department, run by State Superintendent Jill Underly, relies on a rudimentary system to track its investigations, obscuring the scale of misconduct for policymakers and the public.—
Danielle DuClos,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Authorities conducted a search of Tellis’ home on Saturday and recovered more than 1,000 pages of top secret or secret documents, including some in large trash bags in an unfinished storage room, according to court documents.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The work was unfinished before being picked up by Truant, who attempts to take it in his own direction.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Autumn has draped itself across the northern hemisphere, heralding the onset of longer, darker nights that serve as the perfect backdrop for amateur astronomers looking to explore the wonders of the night sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The up-and-comer also gained some notoriety around the same time, having won amateur night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem several times.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Very unprofessional and very very childish.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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What feels casual for some might feel unprofessional—or even uncomfortable—for others.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This annoyed Potter, who felt holding talks in such a public place was an amateurish move.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Bannon, for his part, slammed Kennedy's effectiveness as health secretary, calling his efforts to implement an anti-vaccine agenda unserious and amateurish.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The network also reported female health workers saying that their newer colleagues were likely to be unskilled women who came from Taliban-loyal families.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, the rest of the roster is too big and unskilled, a downstream consequence of buying into the fiction that Davis is a power forward.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Unshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshapen. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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