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as in untreated
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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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The roundabout near Zalaegerszeg is not the only unfinished or unhelpful project in Hungary to have received EU funds.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The person who should have the unfinished-story-line gripe is Jane, who would ideally be back with a vengeance.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The complications stemmed from untreated diabetes, according to an affidavit from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
11 Apr. 2026
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Symptoms normally begin 10 days to two weeks after exposure and last two to three weeks if untreated.—
Don Sweeney
April 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There are games when the Colombian can look a bit unpolished, a little too desperate to attack at pace and hit through the ball with all his might.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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With three years of eligibility remaining, Rioux becomes one of the more intriguing players in the transfer portal for teams that can find a way to harness his size despite his unpolished game at the collegiate level.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Justice has left me behind, like so many other victims in other unprocessed cases.—
TIME,
Time,
7 Apr. 2026
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While unprocessed steel, aluminum and copper will still be tariffed at 50%, products made with those metals will be tariffed between 10% and 25%.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 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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Three rotisserie chickens remained untouched, sitting charred, still atop their stainless-steel platters in the center of the ring.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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Blissfully bare, the beaches on Anegada's north shore harken back to the Caribbean of old, with untouched white sands and azure waves.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Smashing vegetables softens their raw, fibrous bite and breaks down their structure.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
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Until recently, the country exported raw nickel while most of the value creation occurred abroad.—
Pandu Sjahrir,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Unworked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworked. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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