as in mismatched
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misbecoming
Adjective
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If your flooring looks more like a patchwork quilt thanks to choppy updates and renovations throughout the years, consider an area rug in the entry that can blend or even camouflage the mismatched look.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2025 -
Inside, the 19 rooms feel country-chic, with their mismatched furnishings; there are also a couple of stone barns and modern tree houses.—
Sara Lieberman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The reasoning is irrelevant; the curfew is non-negotiable.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The lawyer also argued that his client’s conduct that day is irrelevant to his travel request.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Normally, going back in time introduces all sorts of nasty paradoxes, like the infamous grandfather paradox, or, less violently, inconsistent histories.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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The police asked him about what appeared to be cuts on his right hand, and Mr. Cady gave inconsistent explanations, the authorities said.—
Simon J. Levien,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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These are responses that may sound correct at first, but turn out to be wrong (like your crazy uncle’s Thanksgiving table advice), often due to inapplicable or inaccurate information being used to train the models.—
Dean DeBiase,
Forbes,
25 Nov. 2024
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Pavia could argue Bewley is inapplicable since while the Bewley brothers were paid to play in OTE, there is no comparable point for Pavia.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Whether those producing for us are located across the street or on the other side of the world is immaterial.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Of course, the game is immaterial to the actual voting.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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That bill was set for passage this week before Elon Musk went ballistic on social platform X, pointing out some real extraneous spending, as well as some misinformation, about what was in the bill.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
20 Dec. 2024
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That way, the team could cut extraneous questions that obscured a client’s true vulnerability and could be traumatizing for a client to talk through unnecessarily.—
Carly Stern,
Vox,
6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Kyiv and Moscow, meanwhile, have expressed incompatible terms for a ceasefire.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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That is incompatible with my personal values that were taught to me from childhood.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There were a lot of memorable performances and moments for the Blue Jackets, who bounced back quickly after having their seven-game point streak snapped in a rather unbecoming outing Monday against the New York Islanders.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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There is no denying that Donald Trump has engaged in behavior that is unacceptable and unbecoming of any leader — let alone a president of the United States.—
Maggie Astor,
BostonGlobe.com,
18 Sep. 2023
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“Misbecoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbecoming. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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