as in dilapidated
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Recent Examples of unkept
Social media commenters would say her hair looked unkept because it wasn’t always groomed to their liking.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 30 Oct. 2023
Movie trailers can be full of unkept promises.
—Vulture, 27 July 2022
In the rare instances when curly hair is showcased in the Korean media, women are often displayed as being unprofessional, unkept, or in the middle of a life crisis.
—Jada Jackson, Allure, 16 Nov. 2022
In March, a troop of engineers gathered in an unkept green field in rural Nottinghamshire, England.
—Wired, 6 July 2022
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 30 Oct. 2023
Movie trailers can be full of unkept promises.
—Vulture, 27 July 2022
In the rare instances when curly hair is showcased in the Korean media, women are often displayed as being unprofessional, unkept, or in the middle of a life crisis.
—Jada Jackson, Allure, 16 Nov. 2022
In March, a troop of engineers gathered in an unkept green field in rural Nottinghamshire, England.
—Wired, 6 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unkept
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Farmers, migrant workers, nomadic groups and residents of remote villages encounter snakes in their dilapidated homes, while sleeping on the floor, using outdoor toilets or walking barefoot.Brian Otieno, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Since then, the concept has taken off in over 30 municipalities across northern and southern Italy, including the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, as a way to entice buyers to restore dilapidated structures.Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024
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If Hobbes’ quote is generally presented as advocating for governance or control, American Primeval almost seems willing to accept the nastiness in exchange for the scruffy solidarity.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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Barbaro asked the scruffy guy behind the counter, who introduced himself as Coby.Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Matterhorn and Mont Blanc are not too shabby either.Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Few disputed the decision, but the handling of Fonseca’s exit was shabby.James Horncastle, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Lawmakers also met to better understand the difficulties counties face in finding temporary placements for neglected and special needs children.Christina Lengyel | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
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In the century that followed, amputation remained a neglected area of medicine.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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The coffee table had been painted black all over and looked rather tatty.Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Cash is still printed regularly, because torn and tatty notes need to be replaced.The Week UK, theweek, 3 Aug. 2024
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His Orlok is more feral and red-blooded than previous iterations, appearing swathed in ursine furs and accompanied by mangy curs.Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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Paramount The other animal that makes a big impression is the mangy baboon that Paul Mescal’s character, Lucius, has to fight in his first battle.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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A day later his car was found abandoned but undamaged in a parking lot near Congaree National Park about 20 miles southeast of Columbia.Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
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According to the nonprofit, Kristin Davis found the abandoned and weak elephant calf while on a trip near Kenya's Chyulu Hills.Kelli Bender, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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In context, Franklin was critiquing a rather dumpy drawing of an eagle lacking a regal beak by the Society of the Cincinnati, which had adopted the nation’s bird as its symbol.Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
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In fact, it was released during the slightly less dumpy dump month of February — on February 13, 1991, with nationwide sneak previews on February 2, 1991.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2024
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“Unkept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unkept. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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