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as in unfavorable
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as in irreparable
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Recent Examples of unpromising
But no money was appropriated for reading reform beyond that amount, which would suggest an unpromising future for state support of reading reforms.
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Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Adrift but alive, dad (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), daughter (Luna Blaise), daughter’s unpromising boyfriend (David Iacono) and daughter’s younger sister (Audrina Miranda) are rescued by the mercenaries’ expedition.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Australian gold The small town in Australia that’s spreading the story of Vegemite
04:50
Vegemite, an Australian delicacy with the unpromising base material of leftover brewers’ yeast, is so loved in the country there’s even a museum dedicated to it.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Yet despite the minimal funding and unpromising history, the search continues to garner both adherents and interest.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Aug. 2012
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Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Adrift but alive, dad (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), daughter (Luna Blaise), daughter’s unpromising boyfriend (David Iacono) and daughter’s younger sister (Audrina Miranda) are rescued by the mercenaries’ expedition.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Australian gold The small town in Australia that’s spreading the story of Vegemite
04:50
Vegemite, an Australian delicacy with the unpromising base material of leftover brewers’ yeast, is so loved in the country there’s even a museum dedicated to it.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Yet despite the minimal funding and unpromising history, the search continues to garner both adherents and interest.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Aug. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpromising
Adjective
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The agreement was immediately challenged in Kenya’s High Court, with opponents criticizing it for unfavorable terms.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Wasserman Schultz’s overall rating among Democratic voters in the district, with 80% favorable and 13% unfavorable, is a net positive of 67 percentage points.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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What was so irreparable, so insufferable?—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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The damage can lead to further problems and be irreparable.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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The injury, identified at the time as a right hamstring spasm, came at a particularly inauspicious moment, with Perez in the midst of one of his best starts in the season, with nine strikeouts in four scoreless innings.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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Happily, from such inauspicious beginnings, the end-of-season promotion deciders have evolved into a cherished, if rather anxiety-inducing, climax to the domestic season.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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Meanwhile, in the ‘Before Times,’ journalist Helen Drew (Jessica Henwick) and Congressman Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman) uncover a conspiracy that pulls them into a chain of events with catastrophic, irreversible consequences.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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Progress that once seemed irreversible is now unraveling.—
Christina Ray Stanton,
Time,
2 June 2026
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DeVries also feels that seniors should not hesitate to file police reports to document adverse incidents.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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The drug is designed to rapidly block platelets from clumping and restricting blood flow, lessening the adverse outcomes of a heart attack.—
Justin Zacks,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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The investigations and any response in this case by FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) are ongoing (read: pathetically slow and unencouraging).—
Shireen Ahmed,
Time,
5 June 2019
Adjective
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Did Middle Tennessee State expose Miami’s uncorrectable problems?—
Keven Lerner,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Oct. 2022
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Yes, there are some uncorrectable changes, but those changes aren’t currently causing any problems for the James Webb team.—
Joshua Hawkins,
BGR,
21 July 2022
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“Unpromising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpromising. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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