unworked

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Recent Examples of unworked 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 Homes are made of unworked stone; sheep and goats are quartered indoors. Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 22 June 2020 Built from unworked limestone boulders and rocks, the basic arch, though never conclusively dated, may be from the 14th century B.C. 20. Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2016 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworked
Adjective
  • Big-ticket items included Lynch's own copies of the Lost Highway screenplay and separately, a set of unfinished screenplays for Ronnie Rocket.
    Emma Bowman, NPR, 23 June 2025
  • The home inspection report said that some of the pipes visible in an unfinished area don’t have any insulation around them.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • Wood Surfaces Steel wool can damage wood surfaces, especially if the wood is soft or untreated.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2025
  • Silverplate can, however, be permanently tarnished if untreated.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • The interiors feature raw, unpolished concrete walls and ceilings, thoughtfully juxtaposed with soft timber furnishings in a traditional Norwegian style.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 June 2025
  • Oddly, the robot's physical controls also feel unpolished.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • The sun squaring off with Saturn can block your creativity through unprocessed psychological matter.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 22 June 2025
  • The music producer is responsible for mastering Springsteen’s Nebraska album, which required him to convert unprocessed cassette demos into high-quality audio.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • San Diego defender Chris McVey’s routine back pass was untouched by goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos and skipped into the back of their net for an own goal.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
  • Humphrey’s Executor stood basically untouched for decades, until Justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito – both of whom had previously served in the executive branch – were appointed.
    Claire B. Wofford, The Conversation, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • The moment is striking—not for its humor, but for its raw display of attachment and confusion.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
  • The music, intimate and bombastic, grounded and soaring, was goosebump-inducing and transcendent, giving emotional resonance to the awe of becoming friends with a dragon or the raw thrill of riding one.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025

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“Unworked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworked. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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