as in unwanted
not searched or asked for
received a lot of unasked advice on the project
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Recent Examples of unasked
All the donor questions were left unasked and unanswered.
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Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
None of the results are pleasant: questions unasked and unanswered, authority unchallenged, news deserts, and growing difficulty determining what’s actually true.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
The previously unasked questions about Nepalese holdings at LACMA, either donated by patrons or financed through their support, go beyond Phillips.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
Worse, in exchange for unprecedented access, the Isaacson Accord demands that a lot of the most difficult and pressing questions go unasked and, therefore, unanswered.
—Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
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Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
None of the results are pleasant: questions unasked and unanswered, authority unchallenged, news deserts, and growing difficulty determining what’s actually true.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
The previously unasked questions about Nepalese holdings at LACMA, either donated by patrons or financed through their support, go beyond Phillips.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
Worse, in exchange for unprecedented access, the Isaacson Accord demands that a lot of the most difficult and pressing questions go unasked and, therefore, unanswered.
—Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unasked
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West Chester Residents can drop off unwanted Christmas lights and trees at Voice of America Park, 7850 VOA Park Drive.Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
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If an awful smell comes from the drain, bleach could eliminate the unwanted scent.Lauren David, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
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Celebrity-dom today means receiving unsolicited advice and opinions on their career and personal life.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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Beyond unsolicited requests for cash and unrealistic lifestyle expectations, there is a multitude of other risks that could negatively impact the long-term sustainability of one’s wealth: accidents, health issues, cybersecurity threats, unforeseen economic downturns, etc.Sharon Olson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Eliza Barry Callahan’s The Hearing Test seems to be about a temporary loss of hearing but is actually one woman’s rehearsal for the losses that come, unbidden, for us all.The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 29 Nov. 2024
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The surprise, unbidden possibility of victory endowed Harris with a mystique.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 7 Sep. 2024
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Find a quiet place, keep your workspace tidy and remove unnecessary items.Daniel Wendt, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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And sending the same team on the road back-to-back Christmases feels wholly unnecessary, too.The Athletic NFL Staff, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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But when his uninvited relatives show up and start adding eyeballs to the mashed potatoes and maggots to the pumpkin pie, there are suddenly too many creeps in the kitchen.Jennifer Hubert Swan, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Says the man who is standing — uninvited — in the middle of my living room.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Unasked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unasked. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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