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as in uncontrolled
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as in untutored
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Recent Examples of untrained
Librandi, part of the latest planeload of like-minded volunteers, was young, untrained and eager to make a difference in the face of devastation.
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Elizabeth Germino, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Bambi was followed by Bruno, the same breed, but even more untrained and wild.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
To an untrained eye the dishes look similar, but the families highlighted the distinct ingredients, preparation techniques and meanings behind each one.
—Andres Bustamante, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
But to the untrained eye, the destruction may look similar.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Elizabeth Germino, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Bambi was followed by Bruno, the same breed, but even more untrained and wild.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
To an untrained eye the dishes look similar, but the families highlighted the distinct ingredients, preparation techniques and meanings behind each one.
—Andres Bustamante, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
But to the untrained eye, the destruction may look similar.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrained
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An inevitable problem with bus navigation is not the app but the relatively uncontrolled environment of the street itself.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
25 Mar. 2026
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While the virus is continuing to spread uncontrolled in the southwest part of Utah, other parts of the state — including areas closer to Salt Lake City — are now experiencing increases in cases.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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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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No faction is more divided than the British, however, with benign diplomat Thomas Hopkins (Billy Howle) at odds with the almost feral Army captain Orde Wingate (Aramayo), reputed father of the modern IDF.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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Evil Kirk is a frightening, primal menace, skulking around the corridors like a feral beast, chugging brandy and assaulting Yeoman Rand with no conscience.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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By comparison, Danceny is practically a boy, unschooled in the art of manipulation, and Reeves provides the character with the appropriate youthful naïveté.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
18 Oct. 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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Clay Trauernicht, a wildland fire specialist at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, warned for years about the risks of these untamed grasses.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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For divers who want to bear witness to the major marine conservation area’s untamed natural beauty, liveaboard boats are the best way to log multiple dives and explore the area fully with local guides.—
Jasmine Ting,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Mar. 2026
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Rosa and Menning were obviously unprepared for this line of questioning.—
Gaby Del Valle,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Somehow, President Businessman and his White House staffers were caught unprepared by the surge in oil prices.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Women worked as domestics; men served as unskilled laborers, canal diggers and later as mill workers across the river.—
Paula Kane,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the women faced with that pool of socially unskilled men have largely been overlooked.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2026
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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 1 Apr. 2026.
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