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as in annoying
causing difficulty, discomfort, or annoyance
the unexpected visitors showed up at an inconvenient time
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as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
for some reason, the homeowners placed the dishes in an inconvenient cabinet
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Recent Examples of inconvenient
Apart from Harriet and Dusty’s tête-à-tête about an inconvenient pregnancy, this isn’t exactly a deep comedy so much as a wickedly clever one, fueled by a pitch-perfect ensemble.
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Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2024
These numbers could point to an inconvenient truth about parents' use of convenience foods.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 25 Oct. 2024
Requests from senior management can sometimes come at the most inconvenient times, especially when dealing with time zone differences.
—Jack McCullough, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
The death of Diego Barreto comes at an inconvenient time, as Vance is embarking on high-profile talks with the Venezuelan Navy to create a joint task force to combat piracy in the Caribbean.
—EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2024
These numbers could point to an inconvenient truth about parents' use of convenience foods.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 25 Oct. 2024
Requests from senior management can sometimes come at the most inconvenient times, especially when dealing with time zone differences.
—Jack McCullough, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
The death of Diego Barreto comes at an inconvenient time, as Vance is embarking on high-profile talks with the Venezuelan Navy to create a joint task force to combat piracy in the Caribbean.
—EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconvenient
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All those annoying texts and calls should stop after today.Carl Weiser, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
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This is expected on hybrids, battery-electric vehicles and plug-ins as the brakes first must work through the regenerative motion, but this can become annoying with a traditional setup.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The three hospitals serving the area have been largely inaccessible because of the fighting, and ambulances have stopped operating.Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Medical facilities in the region are largely inaccessible due to ongoing conflict, and ambulance services have been halted.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Not all of these ideas will pan out, but if any do, the next few years could bring an inflection point in treating some of the most frustrating and intractable diseases of our modern era.Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kody quickly came to Robyn’s defense, further frustrating Janelle.Liza Esquibias, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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One challenge clinical research organizations face during the holidays is delayed decision-making, as key stakeholders are often unavailable or focused on year-end priorities.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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And that was without forward Terrance Williams, who was unavailable because of injury.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jennings read the clue with a slightly awkward tone, then immediately apologized to Heather after it was answered.Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Krieps, playing Jill possessed by Elizabeth, gets slighter colder, more rigid, and more awkward.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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And in one of its most irritating adaptation choices this season, TROP places Tom Bombadil under its light-or-shadow umbrella, too, reshaping J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved and enigmatic woodman character into little more than a Yoda knockoff sagely leading Gandalf in song and toward an obvious destiny.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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Contact dermatitis is characterized by inflammatory skin symptoms that appear after touching an irritating substance or an allergen.Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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The issue is complicated by the fact that those on X likely see Musk's posts with almost disturbing regularity.Peter Suciu, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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These are just some of the disturbing incidents that have taken place in the last 10 days alone.Tess Owen, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
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If not, look for Fred Warner to revert into early-season MVP mode as his troublesome ankle and steely mindset recharge over the bye.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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But the Polaris Dawn mission — a five-day journey to orbit carried out by the private sector rather than NASA — sought to take that research further, hoping to unravel some of the most troublesome aspects of spaceflight.Jackie Wattles, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Inconvenient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconvenient. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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