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Recent Examples of untalented
Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism?
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism: Go f*** yourself.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 27 July 2025
Obstacles include Lockwood’s shrill, untalented co-star Luna Lamont and clueless movie execs who are unprepared for a creative and technological revolution of movies with soundtracks.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025
The second act chronicles the hard slog of pushing a lousy act with an untalented lead on a dying vaudeville circuit.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism: Go f*** yourself.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 27 July 2025
Obstacles include Lockwood’s shrill, untalented co-star Luna Lamont and clueless movie execs who are unprepared for a creative and technological revolution of movies with soundtracks.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025
The second act chronicles the hard slog of pushing a lousy act with an untalented lead on a dying vaudeville circuit.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untalented
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But, at some point this season, the Dodgers will lose a handful of games in a row, or lose six out of seven, and might look incompetent doing it.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The issue was not that Butler was incompetent in his job; quite the opposite.—
Missy Ryan,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
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That need for validation is seen most immediately in Isabella but broadens out to Sam the director in the film whom Isabella accuses in a moment of catty lucidity of fearing that he will be exposed as a talentless coward with nothing to say….—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
24 Nov. 2025
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Bird seemed to be torn between Indiana and Indiana State, a small program that was playing in the hinterlands of Division I basketball, in danger of being banished to Division II, about to fire its head coach, and incapable of filling its new arena in Terre Haute.—
Keith O'Brien,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2026
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The detention center already expanded its RISE capacity restoration program to deal with defendants who are incapable of proceeding.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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Moscow has also seemed unable to prevent the erosion of its traditional influence elsewhere.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Sakamoto, meanwhile, lost more than eight potential points after landing off balance on a triple flip, leaving her unable to attempt a planned triple toe loop in combination.—
Bora Erden,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Abbott has blasted Miller as unfit for office.—
Gromer Jeffers Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
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In the latest directives, military separation boards have been ordered to find unfit and separate any transgender servicemember with a current or past documentation of gender dysphoria.—
Lauren Hodges,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2026
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Joey, the young man Jack takes under his wing (Nicholas Podany), is an ungifted salesman at first.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2023
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The glamorous women who pursued Lawrence were flummoxed by his loyalty to Frieda: stout, older than he was, decidedly ungifted with words.—
Rebecca Panovka,
The New Yorker,
2 June 2021
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“Untalented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untalented. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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