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Recent Examples of unwelcome But shooting nearly perfect from deep was some unwelcome deja vu for the Celtics. Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024 Reframe personal growth as an act of self-compassion rather than an unwelcome challenge. Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 Recognizing that the occasional unwelcome behavior doesn’t mean that one of your kids should be treated with less kindness and love than the other will bring your whole family more peace and happiness. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 17 Jan. 2025 The dolphins splashing in the sparkling waters off the Pacific Coast Highway are soon going to get an unwelcome ‒ and unhealthy ‒ surprise. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for unwelcome 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwelcome
Adjective
  • The standard screening test for colon cancer is through colonoscopy, but this can require patients to go through unpleasant bowel preparation and to then be anesthetized during the medical procedure.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The situation looked like a hoarder had lived there, very difficult to traverse through the residence, and the odor was extraordinarily unpleasant.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • That question is particularly pointed in the case of the U. of C. Will its promotion of freedom of expression and inquiry prove in the end to have been a marketing strategy that can be discarded in the face of harsh political realities?
    Jamie Kalven, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
  • But the evening maintained a spirited vibe even with the harsh realities of upended lives as part of the backdrop.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.
    Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2019
  • His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.
    SI.com, SI.com, 1 Feb. 2018
Adjective
  • One wrinkle that could make the effects for the U.S. economy worse than expected is retaliatory tariffs from other countries.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
  • In good times and bad, from injuries to NBA Finals, your support never changed.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The trailers show the girls in both the past and present timelines growing increasingly unhinged and the writers have promised us that this season will only get nastier.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2025
  • After a week of nasty weather across Florida, the business of launching rockets got back on track Monday afternoon.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2025

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“Unwelcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwelcome. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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