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Recent Examples of unsmoothed
It was left unfinished, with rough, unsmoothed chisel marks skirting its lower third.
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Lauren Keith, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2020
In the midst of Thursday’s sharp price falls, traders rediscovered the value of caution, and puts became popular again, with the unsmoothed ratio returning to its long-run average.
—James MacKintosh, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2020
Lauren Keith, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2020
In the midst of Thursday’s sharp price falls, traders rediscovered the value of caution, and puts became popular again, with the unsmoothed ratio returning to its long-run average.
—James MacKintosh, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsmoothed
Adjective
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Back in April, Ulta had already slowed its rollout within Target, citing uneven returns and operational friction in certain locations.—
Brian Delp,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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From the outside, staying in these uneven dynamics can look like passivity or even low self-esteem.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Covering the soil with a ½ inch of coarse sand or fine gravel can also discourage egg laying.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
30 July 2025
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The attachment comes with four ice molds, an ice cup, and two different shaving blades (fine and coarse) that attach to the cup.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Given its lack of jaws and teeth, the lumpy fish potentially used its unexpected anatomy to evade the predators who were evolving chompers.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 Aug. 2025
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Government contracts tend to be lumpy and unpredictable, making future growth harder to forecast.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In the United States, the bumpiest routes are dominated by flights crisscrossing the Rocky Mountains to and from Denver and Salt Lake City.—
Renée Rigdon,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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The beginning of ninth grade was already shaping up to be a bumpy transition for then-14-year-old Elliott.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Battlefield 6 hype is losing a bit of steam with changes to its second beta run, involving new additions, controversial decisions and rough retreads of old modes.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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My mother, just beneath her skin, housed a palpable rage, and my father’s cheeks were pocked and rough from ingrown hairs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But back in the '90s I was absolutely transfixed by its warped universe.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Often depicted in science fiction as a cosmically dramatic jump through an unknown, warped part of the solar system, wormholes, as far as astrophysicists are concerned, are just that — an object of science fiction.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Discover Magazine,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The poem was a souvenir of the fleeting moment of its composition, its irregular right margin suggesting words jotted on scrap paper.—
Dan Chiasson,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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This changes how light enters the eye and often leads to irregular astigmatism.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Her brunette bob was styled with a wavy, casual touch.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The ultimate goddess braid upgrade, Bora Bora braids are achieved using human (rather than synthetic) hair extensions to create an effortless hybrid of wavy sew-ins and wispy pick-and-drop microbraids.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
22 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Unsmoothed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsmoothed. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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