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Recent Examples of unworked
The memo does not tabulate the amount of unworked overtime hours Caloia is accused of logging on her timesheet.
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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
That money went to 77 different employees who together claimed more than 7,200 hours of unworked overtime pay.
—Bob Christie, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2021
Homes are made of unworked stone; sheep and goats are quartered indoors.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 22 June 2020
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
That money went to 77 different employees who together claimed more than 7,200 hours of unworked overtime pay.
—Bob Christie, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2021
Homes are made of unworked stone; sheep and goats are quartered indoors.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 22 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworked
Adjective
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If chores pile up or a co-worker leaves tasks unfinished, define what needs to happen on your end before taking action.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Leave large pieces unframed; unframed smaller works can make these pieces look unfinished.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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An untreated fungal infection in your nails, for instance, can be highly contagious and spread to other parts of your skin, says Lipner.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2026
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If left untreated, roof icicles can cause leaks and interior water damage.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Zamiri’s style is well suited for the project, with parts of it reading like an extended music video, while the more documentary-like scenes have an unpolished feel.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2026
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Where oversized, chunky, rounded silhouettes read as frumpy and unpolished, this does the exact opposite.—
Kaelin Dodge,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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While unprocessed fuel remains dangerous for approximately 100,000 years, partitioning and recycling via ADS can reduce that window to just 300 years.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
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The record, 43-day government shutdown last fall furloughed IRS employees who had been working through that list of unprocessed items, and also affected the agency’s hiring plans.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Scale Biu Tsim Kok hill for a panoramic spectacle of Long Ke Wan's untouched beauty, proving that nature, indeed, is the best artist.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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Lunar rocks and soil offered novel insights into the moon’s origin and composition, and more recent analysis of previously untouched Apollo samples, as well as samples retrieved by robotic missions, revealed the surprising discovery of water trapped in rocks thought to be bone-dry.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The pair would go on to record a total of 14 albums through 1973, with Lavoe’s talents for improvisation complementing Colón’s raw, aggressive trombone.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Bathroom towels touch our face and body, while the kitchen towel is for counters where pet bowls were prepped or raw food was handled.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Unworked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworked. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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