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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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As of April 2023, the hotel is in a soft-opening phase, with many of the public spaces unfinished.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
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His scientist creator, Victor Frankenstein, reluctantly agrees, but at the last moment tears the unfinished mate limb from limb as the creature watches on in horror.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Family says untreated toothache became deadly infection.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Health officials said taking the painkiller increased the risk of having a kid with autism, even though the scientific consensus finds no link and untreated fevers carry their own risks to the pregnant person and the neurodevelopment of the fetus.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Parker and his team wanted a sense of heart conveyed through the playful, tuneful, unpolished score.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Snodgrass version of the Van Nostrand was on display on a nearby table, unpolished.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 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
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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
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Recently, Albania has been experiencing a bit of a travel boom as more people discover all its untouched glory—and its relatively affordable pricing, too.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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Questions also linger about what was left untouched — the police station and homes of local officials.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Renowned for its unforgettable language and raw psychological power, Hamlet remains the ultimate theatrical event.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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Red and green bell peppers provide about the same amount of potassium, with a slight advantage for red peppers if they're eaten raw or sautéed.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Unworked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworked. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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