unworked

Definition of unworkednext

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Recent Examples of unworked It's topped with natural, unworked stones collected from around the museum area. — New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026 While the one-page affidavit doesn’t disclose the amount Jones allegedly billed, Seminole County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Bob Kealing told the Orlando Sentinel the deputy is accused of billing the agency about $1,800 in unworked overtime. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026 The memo does not tabulate the amount of unworked overtime hours Caloia is accused of logging on her timesheet. — Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026 Fragments of whale bones appeared at these inland sites in small and unworked pieces. — Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2025 During the summer solstice, the sun rises above the Heel Stone, a large, unworked sarsen standing about 250 feet from the center of the monument’s stone circle. — Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025 These fortresses tended to take advantage of features like gorges and hilltops for natural defenses, supplementing those with walls of unworked boulders stacked without mortar. — Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025 Advertisement The overtime probe that led to Peniche’s phone being searched first became public in 2019, when CHP Southern Division Chief Mark Garrett held a press conference alleging dozens of officers had bilked the agency for unworked hours. — Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024 Police have launched an international hunt for the thieves and their loot, consisting of 483 Celtic coins and a lump of unworked gold that were discovered during an archeological dig near the present-day town of Manching in 1999. — Frank Jordans, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworked
Adjective
  • Leaving the floor bare can make an entryway feel cold, unfinished, or like an afterthought.
    — Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Choose what needs your best energy and let something less important remain unfinished.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The microscopic structures increased the surface area available for lithium deposition to around four times that of untreated flat copper foil.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Left untreated, severe dengue can kill up to 10% of patients.
    — Andrés Henao, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Despite their looser fit, these jeans are structured enough to pair with blouses, oversized shirts, bulky sweaters, and other roomy tops without looking messy or unpolished.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Tired girl makeup looks poised to stick around, folded into a broader movement toward grunge, indie sleaze and deliberately unpolished beauty.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Johnson’s announcement, shared first with CNBC, comes a little more than a week after The Texas Tribune and VoteBeat reported that the DPS error caused at least 200,000 voter registration applications to go unprocessed.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The review cited research suggesting that replacing just 10% of calories from UPFs with unprocessed foods could lower dementia risk by 19%.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Andre Iguodala put it in more cosmic terms, after Thursday night’s inartistic but somewhat encouraging 128-112 win over the Lakers in the final regular-season home game.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2022
Adjective
  • The play went unreviewed before running back Fluff Bothwell ran nearly untouched to tie the score at 24.
    — PJ Green September 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
  • England regained the lead after halftime at 14-12 when Jess Breach drew three defenders to let Kildunne slip away untouched around the corner.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Some businesses started selling marijuana under the theory that raw marijuana’s THC is in a form called THC-A, which only turns into impairing delta-9 when heated or burned.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Rebuilding skilled trades For 39 years Barra’s father was a diemaker at GM—building the industrial tooling to turn raw metal into auto parts.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Unworked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworked. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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