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Recent Examples of would-be
The whiplash has left would-be homebuyers struggling to plan their entrance.
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Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Fledgling startups and pharmaceutical giants alike are addicted to Chinese drugs, filling their pipelines with would-be blockbusters developed at enviable speed and bought on the cheap.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 18 May 2026
The business, American Log Homes and Cabins, sold discounted log home kits to would-be homeowners, charging between $14,500 and more than $25,000 for the home shells.
—Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
Another would-be rival, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, has been cleared to stand in a special parliamentary election expected within weeks.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
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Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Fledgling startups and pharmaceutical giants alike are addicted to Chinese drugs, filling their pipelines with would-be blockbusters developed at enviable speed and bought on the cheap.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 18 May 2026
The business, American Log Homes and Cabins, sold discounted log home kits to would-be homeowners, charging between $14,500 and more than $25,000 for the home shells.
—Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
Another would-be rival, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, has been cleared to stand in a special parliamentary election expected within weeks.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for would-be
Adjective
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The key with this inexperienced crew is patience.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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When junior employees ask similar questions, it may be interpreted as being unprepared or inexperienced.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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And across all networks, just six new shows bow in the fall — with most waiting for post-football homes.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Winston makes a cameo to execute another electric Ford Field trick play, and the Giants lose a close one with their offense starting to find a new gear.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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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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Set in the late 1980s, the movie is a New York micro-drama about a fellow named Jimmy George — an amateur performance artist who is battling AIDS, keeping the illness at bay with AZT.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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His 19-year-old son-in-law is an amateur heavyweight fighter.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
20 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
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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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In an email to Krebs, Valadon claimed that the repo’s commit logs show that GitHub’s default protections against committing secrets—protections designed to protect unwitting or unskilled developers against exactly this kind of stupidness—had been disabled by the repo’s administrator.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 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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The undefeated and untested son of Nyquist was made the co-second choice on the morning line when post positions were drawn Monday afternoon at Laurel Park, the temporary home of the Preakness while Pimlico — about 30 miles north — is being rebuilt.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Many of Starmer’s potential opponents within the Labour Party are tainted by scandal – such as Angela Rayner, the former deputy prime minister who resigned last year over her failure to pay the correct amount of property tax – or untested.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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“Would-be.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/would-be. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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