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as in barren
producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation
crop rotation had prevented the farmland from becoming unproductive
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as in unsuccessful
producing no results
her attempts to write a novel have been unproductive
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Recent Examples of unproductive
Aside from this Congress, the previously most unproductive sessions were the 112th and 113th — in which Republicans controlled the House and clashed bitterly with President Obama.
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
Democrats were beside themselves, seeing this as a fitting coda after one of the most unproductive congressional sessions in modern times.
—Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
And so the voices that entered this discussion initially were really unproductive voices.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024
Research from Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin shows that individuals who can effectively disengage from unproductive goals and redirect their energy to alternative goals exhibit higher levels of psychological well-being.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
Democrats were beside themselves, seeing this as a fitting coda after one of the most unproductive congressional sessions in modern times.
—Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
And so the voices that entered this discussion initially were really unproductive voices.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024
Research from Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin shows that individuals who can effectively disengage from unproductive goals and redirect their energy to alternative goals exhibit higher levels of psychological well-being.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unproductive
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The students tried to reduce this food loss as well as to solve the urchin barren problem in one shot and the results seemed successful.Akiko Katayama, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Schermerhorn spent more than a year between 2016 and 2017 working as a technical adviser to the Carter Center in southern Chad, often traveling by motorcycle to remote areas where people live in mud huts spread across a barren landscape.Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2024
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Trump attempted one last time to get a judge to block the report but was unsuccessful, NPR's Carrie Johnson tells Up First.Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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An attempt was made to cut a lock to uniform storage, however was unsuccessful.City News Service, Orange County Register, 12 Jan. 2025
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Breed: Pit bull mix Age: 1 year Buddy’s story: Buddy was found on the side of a desolate highway in the mountains.Maryanne Dell, Orange County Register, 28 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement After Japan’s 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, paving the way for the imprisonment of 120,000 people of Japanese descent — two-thirds of whom were American citizens — in desolate detention camps.Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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There’s desperation in the air, as Dodgers fans blare car horns in futile attempts to get traffic moving.Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
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What to know: Gaetz made a futile last-minute effort in federal court to prevent the release of the report into allegations that have dogged the Florida Republican for years.Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
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Mason Fung’s impoverished young defendant Ma Ka Kit is arrested after receiving a package of narcotics from overseas.James Marsh, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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Since Sudan’s civil war drove a surge of refugees to Egypt starting in 2023, however, the impoverished government in Cairo has complained louder and louder about the burden of foreigners.Vivian Yee, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Front offices None of the rest of this matters if the boss is useless.Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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However, operating under the cynical assumption that nothing can be done, your vote is useless or that people in charge do not care will only sink us further into a world of hate, division and depression.Claire Foley, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
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With sleep disorders affecting approximately 70 million Americans and poor sleep linked to serious health risks like heart disease, stroke and cognitive decline, the Tone Buds represent a significant advancement in personal sleep technology.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Everybody connected to the death of this poor guy is dead now.Makena Gera, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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This anti-waste brand upcycles materials, and was founded by Kisa Sky Shiga.Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
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Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris’ darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls and drain pipes, reaching for switches to turn off the lights. Click.The Christian Science Monitor, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2022
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“Unproductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unproductive. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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