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as in saddening
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as in inadequate
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as in failing
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of
they were disappointed by the outcome of the big game
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Recent Examples of disappointing
Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Its recent disappointing earnings report doesn’t change the tailwinds it’s poised to ride—and sets up an opportunity to buy.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Business & Economy The Big Story Job growth stalls in October as Election Day looms
Economists were bracing for a disappointing jobs report after hurricanes and strikes battered the labor market in October.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Final word In an undeniably disappointing performance overall on Sunday, Williams showed an encouraging ability to bounce back late, rising to the occasion in the fourth quarter and putting the Bears in position to steal a win.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
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That future is now starting earlier than the coach planned at USC, with the Trojans desperate for any spark that might stop their disappointing season from snowballing any further.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Its recent disappointing earnings report doesn’t change the tailwinds it’s poised to ride—and sets up an opportunity to buy.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Business & Economy The Big Story Job growth stalls in October as Election Day looms
Economists were bracing for a disappointing jobs report after hurricanes and strikes battered the labor market in October.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Final word In an undeniably disappointing performance overall on Sunday, Williams showed an encouraging ability to bounce back late, rising to the occasion in the fourth quarter and putting the Bears in position to steal a win.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappointing
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Subsequently, the data was found for sale on dark web forums, illustrating the severe consequences of inadequate security settings.Jody Brazil, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Many accidents are attributed to reckless driving, inadequate road maintenance, and the use of aging vehicles.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Let’s be honest—nobody enjoys failing.Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
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As previously reported by The Center Square, Let’s Go Washington is accused of failing to obtain and provide documentation from vendors hired to gather signatures.Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
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This Tuesday's particular presidential election is also the most important election of our lifetimes for a simple additional reason: Harris is the most ideologically left-wing, intellectually deficient, and wildly unprepared presidential candidate in the nation's history.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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In the early seventies, when addicts were viewed as criminals or morally deficient, Gruppo Abele became a nonjudgmental refuge for homeless people and juvenile offenders.D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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This might seem like cheating, but both.Billboard Japan, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
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Neither of the two has ever confirmed that the reason for their breakup was indeed cheating, and Garfield and Stone remain friends to this day.Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2024
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For example, girls and parents might notice inequities like girls’ playing fields being inferior to boys’ fields, a lack of money for transportation for girls to play, and ill-fitting uniforms or equipment, explains Issokson-Silver.Allison Torres Burtka, Parents, 5 Nov. 2024
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The complaint alleges that Under Armour makes nearly all of its assortment for its factory stores exclusively for those stores, and that the items are inferior in quality to the goods sold in its regular stores and on its regular site.Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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Wedged between the cheerless skyscrapers of Third Avenue and an uncharming stretch of Second, just blocks north of the bro bars of Murray Hill, is a row of nine townhouses.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 2 Aug. 2024
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Election polls may seem cheerless, inscrutable, and wrapped in data and murky terminology.W. Joseph Campbell, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
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But for every atrocious folly like The Devil Inside, there’s a novel, scary, or entertaining variation on the Blair Witch way.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 30 July 2024
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The dollars that are funding this atrocious war could well be spent in a way that would directly benefit Americans.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Loading your audio article The national election news was downright depressing for many in the Bay Area, but there was a lot of cause for celebration among local candidates Tuesday night.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Dreadful game of the week: Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles — The Browns are just depressing, saddled with the debacle that is the acquisition of quarterback Deshaun Watson, whose numbers are just dreadful.Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Disappointing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappointing. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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