as in undesirable
not wanted or needed
unwanted attention an unwanted suitor
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Recent Examples of unwanted
Wrapping Up Understanding and managing permissions granted to browser extensions is essential for limiting access to sensitive data and preventing exposure to unwanted third parties, whether legitimate or malicious.
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Dmitry Dontov, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
But a friend of the woman who had signalled for Jane Doe’s assistance confirmed her account, saying that her friend had told her that Hegseth’s advances had been unwanted.
—Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
Some go door to door with pushcarts, offering to take or even buy unwanted electronics.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
However, using opioids in anesthesia can lead to unwanted side effects, such as serious cardiac and respiratory problems, nausea and vomiting, and digestive issues.
—Heather Margonari, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024
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Dmitry Dontov, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
But a friend of the woman who had signalled for Jane Doe’s assistance confirmed her account, saying that her friend had told her that Hegseth’s advances had been unwanted.
—Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
Some go door to door with pushcarts, offering to take or even buy unwanted electronics.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
However, using opioids in anesthesia can lead to unwanted side effects, such as serious cardiac and respiratory problems, nausea and vomiting, and digestive issues.
—Heather Margonari, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwanted
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Economies are just intricate systems set up to do those transformations, and all economically significant energy conversions have (often highly undesirable) environmental impacts.Vaclav Smil, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
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His philosophy towards sustainability is about utilizing his specialty in modular textile fashion design to make use of undesirable materials and turn them into desirable objects.Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Wagner took on the bulk of the offensive load in Banchero's absence, averaging 24.4 points per game.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Soto is still a far more accomplished offensive player than Tucker, who will turn 28 in January.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Blink Twice nods at a tangle of different contemporary ailments: lifestyle fetishism, wellness hedonism, our obscene fealty to stolid tech bros and their untrammeled wealth.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Many are short baby names—partly because Australia prohibits long names, obscene words, and names with symbols or too many hyphens.1 Here are some of our favorite boys' names from the land down under.Sherri Gordon, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
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Almost everyone is bitter, unpleasant, scheming, self-centered, manipulative or awful (or just plain crazy).Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The news, predictably, was unpleasant: the Olympic roster was about to leak, and Clark wasn’t on it.Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Unwanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwanted. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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