as in undesirable
not wanted or needed
unwanted attention an unwanted suitor
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Recent Examples of unwanted
Designed to gently remove peach fuzz and minimize unwanted texture on the skin, the tool also tightens pores and creates a smooth, radiant canvas for makeup.
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
This will also work to help minimize any risk of inflammation or unwanted reactions to hyaluronic acid injections.
—Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The same company also struck an all-rights deal last year for the similarly unwanted Warner Bros project The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
Some welcome their pets without issue, while others experience disruptions, or unwanted consequences.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
This will also work to help minimize any risk of inflammation or unwanted reactions to hyaluronic acid injections.
—Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The same company also struck an all-rights deal last year for the similarly unwanted Warner Bros project The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
Some welcome their pets without issue, while others experience disruptions, or unwanted consequences.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwanted
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Florida jobs Florida’s efforts to crack down on employers who hire undocumented immigrants have presented a problem for businesses: not enough workers willing to fill low-wage and often undesirable jobs.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers to fill low-wage and often undesirable jobs.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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Despite injuries, Richardson’s offensive line has been a rock in the program.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Olympic Journey: Failure In 2008 Elana had finished an outstanding college softball career at GWU as the all-time leader in many offensive categories.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Taken by the apparent deterioration of his health, users made those clips go viral and eventually adapted the money spread into a mini-dance trend where users bop to the song before flaunting an obscene amount of cash (or weed baggies or fishing lures!).—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2025
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But there are more visible and indecent »Paris Game« leftovers: the enormous/obscene sportsbook ads on display at every other métro station.—
Eduardo Tansley,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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This is notable, given that post-Covid brick and mortar shopping has generally become so unpleasant, it’s given rise to the need for a personal shopper.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Less a song than a gag, every individual element is unpleasant: single-entendre lyrics; vocals and synths that aren’t even in the same key; and the less said about Space Cowboy’s guest verse, the better.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Unwanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwanted. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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