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Recent Examples of would-be
Jones shook off three would-be tacklers before taking it to the house.
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Dan Schrack, an actor who posed as a decoy would-be victim of pedophilia as a young-looking adult working on the show, shares his memory of a sting operation subject's suicide in the new documentary Predators, which charts the history and influence of the Dateline NBC segment.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025
There were dozens of other US fugitives of justice living in Cuba, many of them would-be revolutionaries that had arrived on the island thinking Castro’s government would provide them the military training to become the next Che Guevara but instead they were given menial jobs and forgotten.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
That’s because, as Humberto shifts to steer northeast, its effect on the atmosphere around it may leave a trail that could attract the would-be storm Imelda, keeping the latter away from the East Coast.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Dan Schrack, an actor who posed as a decoy would-be victim of pedophilia as a young-looking adult working on the show, shares his memory of a sting operation subject's suicide in the new documentary Predators, which charts the history and influence of the Dateline NBC segment.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025
There were dozens of other US fugitives of justice living in Cuba, many of them would-be revolutionaries that had arrived on the island thinking Castro’s government would provide them the military training to become the next Che Guevara but instead they were given menial jobs and forgotten.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
That’s because, as Humberto shifts to steer northeast, its effect on the atmosphere around it may leave a trail that could attract the would-be storm Imelda, keeping the latter away from the East Coast.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for would-be
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By the way, Valera wasn’t the only inexperienced Guardian to make a pivotal play.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Fleck said that type of at-the-line adjustment is atypical for such an inexperienced player; Lindsey was making only his fourth collegiate start.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
29 Sep. 2025
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The divisions included endurance and sports race cars, supercars, flat track motorcycles, sprint cars, drift cars, vintage IndyCars, NASCAR, ASF Cup cars (American Speed Festival) and a new group called LROC (Ladies Race of Champions).—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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That was just one of the findings of a new statewide health survey -- just the second in the country -- that was announced Thursday by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
6 Oct. 2025
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And finding a new commissioner would not only take months but may leave the West with an untried, inexperienced leader.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Since the election, Reform has tried to refashion itself from a protest vote party to one that could govern – untried and inexperienced, but ready to step in if the Labour Party buckles under its own blunders, and the once-mighty Conservatives drift further into political irrelevance.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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Even now, at age 48, Preller remains an unusually competitive amateur hooper.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Lillard played Shaggy, one of the amateur detectives who leads alongside the titular talking dog.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Food made by white people is often associated with and critiqued for being bland and unseasoned.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Unsalted and unseasoned pasta cooking water can be cooled and used to water plants.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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A lot of the dialogue existed and the crew had the beginning demos of the songs to work with.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Now, with the injury to Sanders, Sauls to the Dolphins makes perfect sense for the beginning weeks of the season.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Lane change issues, road debris or an unskilled driver are all quickly visible in the rear-view mirror with a tap on the accelerator.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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For the unskilled makeup amateurs among us, the face-sculpting technique of contouring is a little too intimidating.—
Jeanne Ballion,
Vogue,
7 Aug. 2025
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Dart’s performance validated his coach’s choice to bench Wilson, the Giants’ starter the first three games, and roll with the untested rookie.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Unbeaten and untested Maryland (3-0) heads to Camp Randall Stadium to face a Wisconsin (2-1) squad coming off a blowout loss in Tuscaloosa, as both teams enter Big Ten play.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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