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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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The visitor complex, based in Brevard County, was listed at No. 3 worldwide, trailing only Barcelona’s La Sagrada Familia, the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world, and the famed Eiffel Tower in Paris.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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While the movie doesn’t open in movie theaters until Nov. 7, Comic-Con fans got a sneak peek at an unfinished cut of the film’s first 15 minutes.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
26 July 2025
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Yet the condition can lead to heart disease, diabetes, stroke, depression and even premature death if left untreated.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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More serious conditions like infection can also occur if contaminated water enters small cuts or open wounds in the skin, and can progress to sepsis if left untreated.—
ByMary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 July 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
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In a world of polished noise, the unpolished often feels most powerful.—
Ran Wei,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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The American Heart Association recommends limiting daily intake of unprocessed red meat between 50 and 100 grams daily (one to 1.5 servings).—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
29 July 2025
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The invisible weight of former roles, outdated definitions of success, and unprocessed endings can quietly hold people back.—
Dr. Richard Osibanjo,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The Canyon itself remains completely untouched by any flickering temporality on its edges, as feeble as a firefly against Alpha Centauri.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Ghosn remained untouched because Lebanon has no extradition treaty with Japan.—
Michael Taylor,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Transporting wildlife and raw animal products into the United States is tightly regulated.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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What struck me immediately was the raw emotion behind the situation the Reyes family finds itself in.—
Austin Hornbostel,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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“Unworked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworked. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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