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Recent Examples of unpopular
In 2010, after the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional the popular blanket primary system, Californians voted to replace the deeply unpopular closed primary that replaced it with a top-two system.
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Jeremy Gruber, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
And, legality aside, the move would be largely unpopular with voters, new polling shows.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
Fourteen years ago, after the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional the popular blanket primary system, Californians voted to replace the deeply unpopular closed primary that replaced it with a top-two system.
—Jeremy Gruber, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Several measures proved unpopular, including a reference to Chile being composed of various nations, in honor of its Indigenous peoples.
—Sammy Feldblum, The Dial, 30 Jan. 2025
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Jeremy Gruber, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
And, legality aside, the move would be largely unpopular with voters, new polling shows.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
Fourteen years ago, after the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional the popular blanket primary system, Californians voted to replace the deeply unpopular closed primary that replaced it with a top-two system.
—Jeremy Gruber, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Several measures proved unpopular, including a reference to Chile being composed of various nations, in honor of its Indigenous peoples.
—Sammy Feldblum, The Dial, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpopular
Adjective
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And the hope is that these tools will unlock a cascade of new discoveries—illuminating unrecognized risk factors, for example, and turbocharging the development of new treatments.—
Jamie Ducharme,
TIME,
13 Feb. 2025
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Clearfield does not anticipate any material changes in its unrecognized tax positions over the next 12 months.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
7 Feb. 2025
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But Chinese health authorities didn’t alert the WHO — which the country was required to do under a legal framework called the International Health Regulations — to a spate of patients with an unknown pneumonia-like disease until December 31.—
Jess Craig,
Vox,
17 Feb. 2025
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Don't click on links in texts from unknown senders to try to access a website through the text.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2025
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The women at the heart of the film are unsung heroes showing their determination.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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Mail carriers are unsung heroes who help keep us in touch with the world.—
Kendall Malinchock,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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One retailer debated the future of no-name fragrances at the show.—
Faye Brookman,
WWD,
4 Feb. 2025
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Other players from that class included no-names like Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr. and Juan Soto, all of whom signed for bonuses that were less expensive combined than Fox’s bonus.—
Grant Brisbee,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Starting on this note reduces the chances that your soon-to-be ex will feel dismissed or unimportant.—
Julia Ries,
SELF,
7 Feb. 2025
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In the latter, an anthropology student is consumed by her research on a rare female pharaoh that her colleagues dismiss as unimportant.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Customers can make an appointment to browse the merchandise, including furniture, jewelry, silver, and obscure objects from around the globe, before placing their bids in the auctions, which are held exclusively online.—
Frances MacDougall,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
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Players carry fake guns – such as water pistols – while concealing their identities and running through areas and hiding in obscure places.—
Julia Bonavita,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Network television would be unrecognizable without a lineup of hospital dramas.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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Eight years later, the sport’s standing in the U.S. is unrecognizable.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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To know all the actors, famous to unfamous.—
Daniel Vaillancourt,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2022
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But during this break in the action, a camera scanning courtside spotted Kobe, pleasantly inhabited by an almost unfamous happiness, teaching his daughter about the game.—
Matt Sullivan,
Vulture,
29 June 2021
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“Unpopular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpopular. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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