as in undesirable
not wanted or desired
The result was an undesired outcome.
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Recent Examples of undesired
Often, using too many products can be unnecessary, cancel each other out, or even stress out skin for undesired results overall.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
Finally, red teaming identifies weaknesses by having an independent team challenge the model to provoke undesired behavior.
—Olga Megorskaya, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
To make your detox more effective, create a space that minimizes distractions and adds friction to undesired behaviors.
—Luciana Paulise, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The work created an undesired atmosphere for patrons, problems for first responders and put the squeeze on profits for business owners.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
Finally, red teaming identifies weaknesses by having an independent team challenge the model to provoke undesired behavior.
—Olga Megorskaya, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
To make your detox more effective, create a space that minimizes distractions and adds friction to undesired behaviors.
—Luciana Paulise, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The work created an undesired atmosphere for patrons, problems for first responders and put the squeeze on profits for business owners.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undesired
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Embracing Automation There’s currently a shortage of 10 million labor jobs in the U.S., many of which are unsafe or undesirable.Mark Johnson, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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With the loss, the Vikings settled for the undesirable distinction of having the most wins for a wild-card team in league history.Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Cairney and his colleagues showed in an earlier study that sleep deprivation impairs people’s ability to suppress unwanted thoughts.Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2025
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Particularly for juvenile female sharks, the energetic costs of unwanted attention from males could imply a reason for strong male biases.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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The section says that Amazon believes in creating a diverse and inclusive company and that inequitable treatment of anyone is unacceptable.Annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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One glaring weakness Poles probably spent too much time talking about Williams’ role in the unacceptable number of sacks.Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Undesired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undesired. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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