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Recent Examples of would-be
That left a lot of would-be visitors frustrated, but those lucky enough to snag a reservation were treated to the most peaceful, serene Yosemite Valley experience in years.
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Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
That loss came less than an hour after a would-be walk-off home run landed safely in an outfielder’s glove for the final, sealing the Pirates’ then-fourth consecutive loss.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
But Konover also said the demand is still there and, for the Society Apartments, would-be tenants are coming from out-of-state, the suburbs and elsewhere in Hartford.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
For weeks, the names of would-be challengers surfaced and faded — very similarly to what was happening at the state level among potential candidates for governor.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
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Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
That loss came less than an hour after a would-be walk-off home run landed safely in an outfielder’s glove for the final, sealing the Pirates’ then-fourth consecutive loss.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
But Konover also said the demand is still there and, for the Society Apartments, would-be tenants are coming from out-of-state, the suburbs and elsewhere in Hartford.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
For weeks, the names of would-be challengers surfaced and faded — very similarly to what was happening at the state level among potential candidates for governor.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for would-be
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Raman, who had endorsed Bass’ reelection before throwing her hat in at the last minute, came off as inexperienced, touchy and unprepared.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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They were throttled from start to finish, giving a young and inexperienced Spurs team plenty of confidence that Monday’s loss was nothing more than a fluke.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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The film has also landed a pair of high-profile new additions.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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There was a lot wrong with it, and new things were going wrong all the time, but many of the old things that had been going wrong were also getting fixed.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Originally hesitant about using the relatively untried medium of radio in this way, The King was reassured by a visit to the BBC in the summer of 1932 and agreed to take part.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
25 Dec. 2025
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The hitch is that Florida is dependent on an untried product.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
18 Nov. 2025
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The late stage of the investment cycle refers to the highly speculative period in which amateur buyers bid up securities, quietly offloaded by institutional investors, that precedes a downturn.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Louisville first baseman Tague Davis is making a late push for the Golden Spikes Award, presented to the top amateur baseball player in the nation.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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And yet, to get caught up in what Jódar might one day be would risk missing the show that this unseasoned version of him is putting on.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Even if your sauce is properly seasoned, your dish will taste flat when unseasoned noodles are added.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dugger served as a backup through the beginning portion of the season before being dealt to the Steelers at the NFL trade deadline.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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New York’s own ban, which went into effect during the current school year, has been widely praised by educators during its beginning months.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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With the revision, unskilled workers in Noida will now earn approximately $147 per month, while semi-skilled and skilled workers will also see proportional increases.—
Mayu Saini,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Women worked as domestics; men served as unskilled laborers, canal diggers and later as mill workers across the river.—
Paula Kane,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2026
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In response, Trump swapped in new global tariffs that relied on then-untested legal authority under the Trade Act of 1974.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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The campaign aims to eliminate the backlog of hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits sitting in storage across America, providing closure for victims.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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“Would-be.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/would-be. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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