as in futile
producing no results
an unsuccessful attempt to fix the faucet ourselves
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Recent Examples of unsuccessful
The Maryland Democrat added that Abrego Garcia, whose family lives in the Old Line State, has had no communication with anyone outside of the prison, as his lawyers, wife and mother have all been unsuccessful at making contact with him.
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Al Weaver, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Last week saw that unsuccessful presentation to jettison the whole resentencing proceedings before Judge Jesic by Deputy DA Habib Balian.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025
With those efforts so far unsuccessful, Columbia’s interim president Katrina Armstrong vacated the top post nearly two weeks ago, in a decision that was praised by the federal antisemitism task force as an important step toward advancing negotiations.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
June became hopeful that the American rescue mission would lead to a reunion with her daughter, but that was unsuccessful.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
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Al Weaver, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Last week saw that unsuccessful presentation to jettison the whole resentencing proceedings before Judge Jesic by Deputy DA Habib Balian.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025
With those efforts so far unsuccessful, Columbia’s interim president Katrina Armstrong vacated the top post nearly two weeks ago, in a decision that was praised by the federal antisemitism task force as an important step toward advancing negotiations.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
June became hopeful that the American rescue mission would lead to a reunion with her daughter, but that was unsuccessful.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsuccessful
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Regardless, returning him would be futile, said the president’s aides, as his ultimate fate would be imprisonment, in the United States or elsewhere.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Another recommendation: Attacking Trump’s character, however abhorrent critics may find it, is futile.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Once the borer has entered the stem, insecticides are useless.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2025
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Though small, the defect made the telescope mostly useless to astronomers.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 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 2 May. 2025.
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