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as in uncontrolled
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as in untutored
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Recent Examples of untrained
Why palm trees need their own playbook Unlike oaks or maples, palms face unique biological threats—many of which are invisible to the untrained eye.
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Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Untrained Individuals An untrained person can typically hold their breath for 30 to 90 seconds.1 This may vary based on a person's experience with diving activities, their lung capacity, and their fitness level.
—Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
And endurance athletes need another 50 percent more than untrained people, with a level of 1.8 g/k/g ensuring that 95 percent of people are getting all the protein their bodies can use.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 May 2025
Unfortunately, when untrained people try to copy these stunts, the outcome can be very different.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Untrained Individuals An untrained person can typically hold their breath for 30 to 90 seconds.1 This may vary based on a person's experience with diving activities, their lung capacity, and their fitness level.
—Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
And endurance athletes need another 50 percent more than untrained people, with a level of 1.8 g/k/g ensuring that 95 percent of people are getting all the protein their bodies can use.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 May 2025
Unfortunately, when untrained people try to copy these stunts, the outcome can be very different.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrained
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The sheep, introduced over a century ago, grazed uncontrolled and destroyed nearly a third of the island's vegetation, leading to severe soil erosion and habitat degradation.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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By Thursday afternoon, the blaze continues to burn uncontrolled.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2025
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No untutored voice, nor even sound of rushing car disturbed the seemingly sacred stillness of the hour.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
14 Apr. 2025
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His savage, untutored mind suggested no better way than that of wreaking vengeance upon those who had wronged him.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
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Access has never been restricted to the feral cats.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
11 July 2025
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Meanwhile, feral cats decimated native bird populations and preyed heavily on the Socorro blue lizard.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Whether these findings map onto kids who are unschooled in the context of worldschooling remains to be seen without systematic longitudinal studies; anecdotal evidence from the parents in my research suggests mixed results.—
Jennie Germann Molz,
Scientific American,
21 Oct. 2024
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Some research also suggests that children who are unschooled underperform on academic assessments, particularly regarding reading.—
Ej Dickson,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2024
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The latest study on how bosses are actually using AI emphasizes how untamed the practice really is in corporate America.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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Elsewhere, the Reykjanes Peninsula is shaped by recent volcanic activity, while the highlands remain raw and untamed, offering gravel roads, steaming vents, glacial rivers and vast empty plateaus that feel far removed from the modern world.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Issues surrounding Gen Z run the gamut from being unprepared to enter the workforce to lacking in motivation to unable to take feedback.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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That’s especially true when the community is unprepared.—
Cory Franklin,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Two thirds of them were unskilled working-class men.—
Christopher R. Browning,
The New York Review of Books,
27 Mar. 2025
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That doesn't mean that those employees were unskilled.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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Still, with this inspirational true story, the streamer stands to reach a much wider public than Perry’s typical audience, reminding how much of American history remains untaught and largely untold.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Dec. 2024
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Until recent years, the story of how this period affected California’s Indigenous peoples had largely gone untaught or underrecognized.—
Anne Wallentine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 June 2024
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“Untrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrained. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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