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Recent Examples of unaffectionate
But in conversations with his long-suffering wife Louisa and his stern mother Abigail Adams, a less noble side of the man is laid bare: absentee husband, cold, unaffectionate father and inflexible, unlikable politician.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2020
Seward says Diana told her about her ex-husband's unaffectionate childhood with parents Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 21 Sep. 2020
Kyung, a Korean-American, grew up financially comfortable — surrounded by tutors, music lessons and other markers of success — but in loveless, unaffectionate surroundings.
—Joumana Khatib, New York Times, 11 May 2017
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2020
Seward says Diana told her about her ex-husband's unaffectionate childhood with parents Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 21 Sep. 2020
Kyung, a Korean-American, grew up financially comfortable — surrounded by tutors, music lessons and other markers of success — but in loveless, unaffectionate surroundings.
—Joumana Khatib, New York Times, 11 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaffectionate
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And at its head, always, sits Adele’s husband Caesar (Tommaso Ragno), a stern but not unloving patriarch with the sonorous voice of a man used to being obeyed, who runs the local one-room school where all of his kids, bar his youngest, sickly infant, are taught the same lessons regardless of age.Jessica Kiang, Variety, 2 Sep. 2024
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Money notwithstanding, another possible explanation for the Fletcher kids’ unhappiness as adults is that their parents were simply bad parents, distant and unloving.Adelle Waldman, The Atlantic, 9 July 2024
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While cats are generally known for their aloof nature, Pita the orange kitten has gone viral after her owner shared a video of the cat repeatedly curling up around her throat to get comfortable.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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To this day, snippets of Biden appearing aloof are a staple of the Republican National Committee’s @RNCResearch account on X. On the left, numerous X accounts exist mostly to promote clips of Trump sounding unhinged.Brian Stelter, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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What’s causing the slow-down A tough national economy, unfriendly state regulations and dodgy business practices created the decline in Arizona’s rooftop solar growth, according to industry professionals.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Tesla has been on a tear following the victory of President-elect Donald Trump, even though the former president has been viewed as unfriendly to clean energy stocks.Sean Conlon, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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Despite Butcher's efforts, Homelander is grooming Ryan to be an uncaring, murderous Supe like himself.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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And wearing a smile while delivering bad news, such as budget cuts or layoffs, makes a leader appear uncaring and out of touch.Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D., Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Pacific stretched out before us, vast and indifferent.Lauren Colella, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Vermont’s small congressional delegation has, collectively, proven among the most indifferent to Israel’s national security needs for a defensive war against Palestinian terrorism.Mike Wagenheim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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However, this doesn’t mean individuals with autism are uninterested in relationships or should function in isolation.Hashim Hayat, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Its battery pack promised to take you about as far as the gas tank on a 450, for up to six hours of trail riding, and Stark Future, the Spanish company behind this electric fire-breather seemed uninterested in anything short of world domination.New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
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Their life is interrupted by the arrival of a group of pale, ghostly white lions, an outsider tribe of scavengers led by the ruthless Kiros (Mads Mikkelsen), looking to occupy and control this land.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Storks Are Fascinating Beyond Their Brood Reducing Ways Despite their ruthless parenting, storks are fascinating creatures with other interesting traits.Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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But rather than dilute the scare factor, the humor makes the sense of doom only more pitiless and Orlok’s plans for Ellen more spine-chilling.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
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From a spring celebration of bare survival after pitiless hardships, Thanksgiving has evolved to its present proportions, with a football game in every stadium and millions of family parties, starting with fruit cocktail and concluding with fruit, cheese, coffee, cordial and cigars.Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Unaffectionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaffectionate. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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