as in chaotic
having no definite or recognizable form
writes unstructured compositions that some people might not even regard as poems
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Recent Examples of unstructured
While experiments like using Claude to draft emails or ChatGPT to brainstorm can yield learning and productivity benefits on an individual or unit level, they are typically unstructured and unmeasured and rarely yield large-scale results.
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Harvard Business Review, 18 Sep. 2025
Traditional data lakes can store raw data at scale but lack quality controls, while warehouses enforce structure but struggle with unstructured or fast changing data.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The truly elite often do not reveal themselves until after puberty, and the combination of early specialization and a lack of unstructured play is one reason Myer has a bigger worry: rising rates of non-participation.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Yes, Untouchables came out seven years after Richard Gere made a huge splash swanning around Gigolo in Armani’s breezy, unstructured tailoring, but never mind.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
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Harvard Business Review, 18 Sep. 2025
Traditional data lakes can store raw data at scale but lack quality controls, while warehouses enforce structure but struggle with unstructured or fast changing data.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The truly elite often do not reveal themselves until after puberty, and the combination of early specialization and a lack of unstructured play is one reason Myer has a bigger worry: rising rates of non-participation.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Yes, Untouchables came out seven years after Richard Gere made a huge splash swanning around Gigolo in Armani’s breezy, unstructured tailoring, but never mind.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unstructured
Adjective
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In this chaotic world of busy schedules, stressful current events and personal responsibilities, growing distracted from your internal world is common.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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Not because it was magicked away by her brain’s chaotic bonds, but because her husband, Charles (Christian Slater), abruptly returned and got the job done.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For much of the last decade, the Mets’ amorphous but always restricted budget drew the justified ire of their fan base.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Creating the technology for revolutionaries operating in an amorphous present, such as the scanner device, was another fascinating challenge.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Pear—Emphasize the waist and upper body; skip shapeless dresses or long jackets.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The book is endlessly recursive, as shapeless as water.—
Nadja Spiegelman,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Just ask Happy Gilmore 2, a formless, two-hour blob of Adam Sandler’s family and celebrity friends, with no real creative drive to speak of.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Aug. 2025
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With its eerily formless threat, catchy theme song, wholesome teen heroes, and ingeniously practical ooze effects (a dazzling mix of in-camera and optical printing), The Blob straddles atomic-era paranoia and gooey creature-feature fun.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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Austen’s image expresses energy at odds with its unformed context.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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The serious implication of it in the context of a Western, regarding the frontier as a place where state power is unformed, loose, and dubious, remains anecdotal and undeveloped.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
20 May 2025
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
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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
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“Unstructured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unstructured. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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