as in unfit
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Recent Examples of unathletic
The outfit was far cry from a soccer uniform, and aside from the shoes themselves, an unathletic ensemble.
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Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2023
The romantic comedy tells the body-empowerment story of notoriously unathletic Whitney Carmichael, played by Rachel Boudwin, who begins to fall for her off-limits personal trainer, Axel (Tanner), after signing up for an intense summer boot camp to reinvent herself.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Oct. 2022
While Joel Bitonio, JC Tretter and Wyatt Teller might disagree about the unathletic part, the bigger point here is playing someone of Clowney’s stature inside on the defensive line in certain situations is an intriguing idea for defensive coordinator Joe Woods.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2021
My comparatively unathletic brother would get beaten by thousands of women in a mile-long race.
—Steve Magness, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2022
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Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2023
The romantic comedy tells the body-empowerment story of notoriously unathletic Whitney Carmichael, played by Rachel Boudwin, who begins to fall for her off-limits personal trainer, Axel (Tanner), after signing up for an intense summer boot camp to reinvent herself.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Oct. 2022
While Joel Bitonio, JC Tretter and Wyatt Teller might disagree about the unathletic part, the bigger point here is playing someone of Clowney’s stature inside on the defensive line in certain situations is an intriguing idea for defensive coordinator Joe Woods.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2021
My comparatively unathletic brother would get beaten by thousands of women in a mile-long race.
—Steve Magness, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unathletic
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The head of the ruling People Power Party turned course from Thursday in announcing that the president is unfit to lead the country.Joohee Cho, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
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The team used a P.E. locker room at the stadium since the normal visitors locker room has been unfit for use recently due to a sewage issue, according to MCSD public information officer Matt Jenkins.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2024
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The antihero actioner earned a feeble $4.7 million across Friday and preview screenings from 3,211 locations.J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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What a degrading finale for Biden’s feeble, forgettable, frequently foolish presidency.Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
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More than half of American adults struggle with chronic health conditions — like type 2 diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease — for which unhealthy diets are a risk factor, according to the introduction to the new Scientific Report from the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC).Ivana Saric, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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And that again is an unhealthy and unsustainable way to view myself.Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Internal silos hinder customer experience because uncoordinated teams cannot provide a holistic and simple process to customers.Max Soloshchanskiy, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The violence perpetrated by pro-ISIS groups in this region has been episodic and uncoordinated, but the underlying trend is clear—ISIS has shifted away from its initial concern with sovereignty over land and people, moving, in the process, toward a decentralized, global insurgency model.Zachary Abuza, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2019
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Carmello, a three-time Tony nominee, delivers an exquisite performance, equal parts gawky and wise, a tender-hearted girl feeling every slight but also always slightly above the fray.Karen D'Souza, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Here, Finnigan is gawky and eager in a T-shirt and jeans, with a few helpful props on hand, determined to tick all the boxes just so.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
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With two soldiers able to wrestle the ungainly seven foot long M20 into position on its tripod, the mobility of such a lethal system proved to be a game changer.Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2024
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Series 2 cars, built through 1971, made concessions to U.S. safety regulations, and the Series 3 cars, available as a convertible and an ungainly 2+2, were powered by a 5.3-liter V12 engine.Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2024
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Scene-to-scene continuity is typically weak and telling.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Capasa noted that a negative third quarter impacted by weak internal demand, the slowdown of purchases from Chinese customers and overall geopolitical instability kept worsening the cautious scenario already registered in the first half of the year.Sandra Salibian, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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There is nothing frail or frightened about his Scrooge.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
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The federal agency warned that salmonella poses a serious-to-fatal infection risk for children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Unathletic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unathletic. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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