as in messiness
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Recent Examples of untidiness
United’s co-owner being on site led to a sweep of the open-plan offices to ensure no untidiness, especially that desks were clear of empty cups, believed to be a particular Ratcliffe peeve.
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Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untidiness
Noun
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But in the four years since then, he’s gone to jail, fallen out with his former partner-in-rhyme Gunna and made more headlines for being at the center of public messiness than for anything he’s done with his music.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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Readers were quick to weigh in, pointing out that while Ella’s messiness is unfair to the household, her personal choices aren’t necessarily her roommate’s responsibility.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That is just intolerable sloppiness.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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The rotating door on offense led to some sloppiness, probably exacerbated by the four weeks of practice Stafford missed with his back injury.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But even past that, Tactics is directly about how the rich and powerful view the poor and weak as almost subhuman, practically delighting in the squalor and suffering normal people go through.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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Nearly two weeks after San Jose began dismantling its largest homeless encampment, the city is set to open its first-ever safe sleeping site, which will provide tents for dozens of the approximately 370 residents who have lived in dilapidated RVs and squalor at Columbus Park.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Untidiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untidiness. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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