as in undesirable
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Recent Examples of unenviable
The Giants’ very visible pursuit of a quarterback in the draft put Jones in an unenviable spot, while their approach to Barkley’s free agency aged poorly.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
The Democratic Party, meanwhile, finds itself in a more unenviable position in the polling.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
And that’s what is happening to a number of Gmail users who have found themselves in the unenviable position of having given Gmail their phone numbers, as requested by Google, and then finding they are being told they cannot be used when the security need is greatest.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
The role of the vice president Vice President Kamala Harris will preside over the certification, putting her in the unenviable position of certifying the victory of her 2024 opponent.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
The Democratic Party, meanwhile, finds itself in a more unenviable position in the polling.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
And that’s what is happening to a number of Gmail users who have found themselves in the unenviable position of having given Gmail their phone numbers, as requested by Google, and then finding they are being told they cannot be used when the security need is greatest.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
The role of the vice president Vice President Kamala Harris will preside over the certification, putting her in the unenviable position of certifying the victory of her 2024 opponent.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unenviable
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On the other, some Democrats understand that a decision to vote against the bill could likely force an undesirable government shut down.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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This then led to the dogs spending even longer periods of time at the shelter and developing more undesirable behaviors as a result.—
Jack Beresford,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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The basic problem with some conservatives' embrace of this man is that Andrew Tate is an abominable human being.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Essay The Agony and the Ecstasy of the West Edmonton Mall Max Fawcett On learning to love the abominable mix of Soviet brutalism and unrelenting American capitalism around which Edmonton revolves.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
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Fears of an economic recession have been cited as a catalyst for the stock market’s horrid run this week.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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He was yanked against the Capitals after allowing five goals in a horrid appearance on Saturday.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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In those days the Everglades were seen as Florida’s ghastly backyard, a region of fearsome reptiles and unsavory characters.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Mar. 2025
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But the ghastly grit and chaos of this war is unlikely to be kind to a truce.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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But after a hellish helicopter mission and another spicy roundtable, Brit couldn’t convince Dolores, Ivar and Gabby that Dylan was the one to take a shot at, and she was forced out of the game without revealing her true identity.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
7 Mar. 2025
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But its counterpart, which treats the battle from the perspective of the Japanese forces, is even more remarkable, capturing the hellish conditions in which the soldiers fought and the unforgiving ideology that brought them to the battlefield in the first place.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Unenviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unenviable. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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