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Recent Examples of unasked All the donor questions were left unasked and unanswered. 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 See All Example Sentences for unasked
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unasked
Adjective
  • Having unwanted players still hanging around is no good for anyone, either, and the distraction caused by all the talk surrounding the ‘bomb squad’ last summer was not ideal for new head coach Enzo Maresca.
    Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Sellers can even leave the unwanted contents, saving time and expense.
    Archway Homes, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Meghann Fahy is back on our screens, this time as the lead in Drop—a new thriller about a woman who begins receiving unsolicited, threatening AirDrop messages while out on a first date.
    Charley Ross, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Understand When To Listen Versus Guide Strong communication, rooted in active listening and restraint from offering unsolicited advice, is a key trait of great mentors.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Standards from every period of our lives remain cross-indexed in our brains to be called up in whole, or in part, or, in fact, to come to mind unbidden.
    E.L. Doctorow, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Every screen suddenly has a logo either urging the user to try an A.I. service or signaling that an A.I. product has been delivered unbidden.
    Tom Scocca, airmail.news, 5 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • This approach creates artificial constraints on our electrical grid and costs consumers billions through unnecessary transmission congestion.
    Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Tourism is not the only factor affecting water supplies in onsen towns, according to Otsuka, who said that corroded pipes and aging pumping infrastructure contributed to an unnecessary loss of water.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • One night, while hosting friends, a man in a fake security uniform strolled into our apartment uninvited.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, said on Wednesday President Donald Trump should be uninvited to an upcoming G7 meeting in Alberta.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Unasked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unasked. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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