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as in unfinished
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as in untreated
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Recent Examples of unworked
Fragments of whale bones appeared at these inland sites in small and unworked pieces.
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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
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
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In October of that year, the Jayhawks played their first games in the unfinished stadium, including victories over Kansas State and Missouri.—
Randy Mason
August 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 Aug. 2025
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Waits and Wilson reunited in 1992 to stage an opera inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland—which Waits alludes to in his message—then again in 2000 for a musical adaptation of Georg Büchner’s unfinished play Woyzeck.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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When left untreated, hypertension can lead to heart disease and stroke.8 Blood pressure medications like Inderal (propranolol) and Lopressor (metoprolol) work by lowering your heart rate and reducing the strain on the heart.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
19 Aug. 2025
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Their long-term predictions include more untreated mental illness and growing anger at insurers.—
Maya Miller,
ProPublica,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In the streaming era, modern audiences seem to crave talent that is more outspoken, unpolished and raw.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
4 Aug. 2025
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The offense’s best chance to fabricate an open look comes possibly from an unpolished 19-year-old, Egor Demin, who Brooklyn selected with the No. 8 pick in last month’s draft.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Potential downsides Despite its natural, unprocessed appeal, the Viking diet could have some nutritional downsides.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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To cleanse yourself of these parasites, influencers usually recommend supplements with a mix of ingredients—such as wormwood and clove—and a diet plan centered around whole, unprocessed foods.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
8 Aug. 2025
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Wilson got hit hard on the first series as linebacker Zach Cunningham was almost untouched on a third down pass rush.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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To test its efficacy, participants are encouraged to apply the method to one of two similar real-life situations, leaving the other untouched, and observe which yields the more constructive outcome in the following weeks.—
Pravir Malik,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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More: These influencers, RFK Jr. can't get enough of raw milk.—
Mark Harper,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Their model beat night light analysis by a wide margin at the neighborhood scale, showing how machine learning can turn raw imagery into detailed economic insights.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Unworked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworked. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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