as in futile
producing no results
an unsuccessful attempt to fix the faucet ourselves
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Recent Examples of unsuccessful
His unsuccessful Democratic challenger Charlie Crist spent about $31 million.
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
Hugin retired in 2018 to launch an unsuccessful Senate bid.
—David Armstrong, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
Four Republicans cross Trump in an unsuccessful attempt to stop further tariffs on Canada, and Carney vows retaliatory action.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Each unsuccessful vote will be burned in a furnace with chemicals to dye the plume a black color.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2025
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
Hugin retired in 2018 to launch an unsuccessful Senate bid.
—David Armstrong, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
Four Republicans cross Trump in an unsuccessful attempt to stop further tariffs on Canada, and Carney vows retaliatory action.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Each unsuccessful vote will be burned in a furnace with chemicals to dye the plume a black color.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsuccessful
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Though their efforts were futile, their remains provide remarkable insight into the doomed city’s final moments.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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Through the two-hour journey that makes up the Thunderbolt’s origin story, the audience experiences the way these skilled fighters continue butting heads over the most futile issues.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
8 May 2025
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But in a time long before replay could overturn a call, protest was useless.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2025
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Those strong starts are useless if the Celtics can’t hold onto the advantage.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2025
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The military establishment was especially sensitive to criticism at the time – less than a month after the abortive revolt by Wagner mercenary group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.—
Katharina Krebs,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
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Trump hosts Ireland head of government Micheal Martin Although Democrats beat expectations in the midterm elections two years earlier, Biden headed into his abortive reelection bid with low job approval ratings.—
W. James Antle III,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Unsuccessful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsuccessful. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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