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Recent Examples of untended
Get Rid Of Clutter Knick-knacks, stacks of magazines, and piles of untended laundry can be magnets for dust.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Guerrero believes her sister wasn’t much better off at Villa Serena I than in her untended home.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
For more than two centuries, such burial grounds, especially those in the former American slave states, have often been erased or obscured – paved over by parking lots, built upon by highways or private development, or simply left unknown and untended.
—Joanna Gilmore, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2025
Unlike Culex mosquitoes, which prefer breeding near larger sources of water such as untended swimming pools, culverts or detention basins, Aedes aegypti tend to breed in much shallower standing water.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Guerrero believes her sister wasn’t much better off at Villa Serena I than in her untended home.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
For more than two centuries, such burial grounds, especially those in the former American slave states, have often been erased or obscured – paved over by parking lots, built upon by highways or private development, or simply left unknown and untended.
—Joanna Gilmore, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2025
Unlike Culex mosquitoes, which prefer breeding near larger sources of water such as untended swimming pools, culverts or detention basins, Aedes aegypti tend to breed in much shallower standing water.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untended
Adjective
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This not only helps keep the pool clean, but also prevents any unattended risk.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
6 June 2026
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Investigators reviewed security camera footage, which confirmed the dog was tied to the fence and left unattended.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Underdog startups and neglected divisions tell similar stories.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2026
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Cinematographer Guillermo Garza shoots neglected settings like fine art, embracing the grime.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Special meals can be provided on a sandbank or a deserted beach.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Rue Roger-Salengro was quiet, almost deserted, lined by warehouse walls and the blind backs of houses whose façades looked onto the parallel street, Rue de la République.—
Annie Ernaux,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Caregivers remembered him not as a forgotten man, but as someone impossible to forget.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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Hand creams are often a forgotten but very important part of any anti-aging routine, especially during the cooler months.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Untended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untended. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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