unpopularity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpopularity
Noun
  • Sources who also endured the trauma of that night have spoken to The Athletic on the condition of anonymity to protect their relationships and future jobs.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Those staff members have been furloughed until later in the year, the state of their future contracts unclear, according to a NOAA staffer speaking on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution.
    Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Instead, the accomplishment faded into obscurity, unrecorded in our collective national memory.
    Cassidy Randall, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Now we’re stuck with Healey, who is taking Warren’s route into obscurity, while we’re stuck with a $62 billion fiscal year 2026 budget proposal that needs a backup plan if federal dollars dry up.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • So witnessing my own professional society choose silence in this moment hit differently.
    Angel Algarin, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
  • No person or public official should be targeted because of their faith, and no community should wonder whether such acts will be met with silence.
    Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The compositions prioritize headspace for the sky to take over the frame during exterior shots, communicating Rico’s feeling of insignificance against the immensity of what burdens him.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Without that, you'd be relegated to insignificance.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The most enduring symbol of that series: Manu Ginobili at age 36, weaving his way through traffic in Game 5, giving a stiff-arm to 2013 tormentor Ray Allen before exploding for an out-of-nowhere dunk on Chris Bosh.
    Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 18 May 2020
  • While the series has officially concluded, this comeback special fast forwards to an entirely new, out-of-nowhere plot point and is therefore easy to watch for novices.
    Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 13 May 2020
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“Unpopularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpopularity. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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