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as in unfavorable
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as in irreparable
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Recent Examples of unpromising
The military intelligence agency, HUR, in particular, was seen as an unpromising candidate for collaboration.
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Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
That prize, her grandson, is bright and kind and full of huge promise in an unpromising time and place.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
The hype for this year’s outing was undermined by what looked to be an unpromising matchup; at 6-5, Michigan was a 20.5-point underdog heading into its road trip to No. 2 Ohio State (10-1).
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Johnson campaigned against an unpromising backdrop: nearly ten years of austerity cuts under successive Tory governments, doubts about his flamboyant character, and fratricidal division within his party over Brexit.
—Pippa Norris, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2020
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Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
That prize, her grandson, is bright and kind and full of huge promise in an unpromising time and place.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
The hype for this year’s outing was undermined by what looked to be an unpromising matchup; at 6-5, Michigan was a 20.5-point underdog heading into its road trip to No. 2 Ohio State (10-1).
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Johnson campaigned against an unpromising backdrop: nearly ten years of austerity cuts under successive Tory governments, doubts about his flamboyant character, and fratricidal division within his party over Brexit.
—Pippa Norris, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpromising
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By August, those numbers had shifted to 33 percent favorable and 65 percent unfavorable.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Unlike in the United States, statistical agency commissioners in these countries cannot be fired simply for producing unfavorable economic data.—
Brent Dykes,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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If Aetna doesn’t reverse its new policy, Florida’s leaders would be wise to consider taking action before patients suffer irreparable harm.—
Samuel Ganz,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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Death Note is about what happens when good intentions face irreparable consequences.—
Huntley Woods,
EW.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Hinduism: Eclipses, including lunar eclipses, are considered inauspicious.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Mar. 2025
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Read the story » For more: read Roger Angell, from 1962, on spring training during the Mets’ inauspicious inaugural season.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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Noa converts all inputs, visual and audio, into secure, irreversible mathematical representations.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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But Riyadh has been firm that this cannot happen without an irreversible path to a Palestinian state.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
2 Aug. 2025
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The maintenance of a favorable risk-reward ratio over a shorter timeframe of 5 years is promising for retirement accounts – mitigating the risk of liquidation (if necessary) during adverse drawdown scenarios.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Many models struggle to operate in adverse weather conditions, and drones have weight limits for parcels.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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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 22 Aug. 2025.
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