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as in unfinished
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as in untreated
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Recent Examples of unworked
These fortresses tended to take advantage of features like gorges and hilltops for natural defenses, supplementing those with walls of unworked boulders stacked without mortar.
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Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The overtime probe that led to Peniche’s phone being searched first became public in 2019, when CHP Southern Division Chief Mark Garrett held a press conference alleging dozens of officers had bilked the agency for unworked hours.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
Homes are made of unworked stone; sheep and goats are quartered indoors.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 22 June 2020
Built from unworked limestone boulders and rocks, the basic arch, though never conclusively dated, may be from the 14th century B.C. 20.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2016
Police have launched an international hunt for the thieves and their loot, consisting of 483 Celtic coins and a lump of unworked gold that were discovered during an archeological dig near the present-day town of Manching in 1999.
—Frank Jordans, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2022
That money went to 77 different employees who together claimed more than 7,200 hours of unworked overtime pay.
—Bob Christie, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2021
The new support program unveiled last week requires employees to work at least 20% of their hours to receive aid, and their firms are on the hook to make a 5% contribution for unworked time.
—David Goodman, Bloomberg.com, 31 Oct. 2020
Tilling 2 acres of formerly unworked land with a walk-behind tiller was wearying, but the promise of giant bucks with big racks made the task less daunting.
—Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life, 5 Nov. 2020
Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The overtime probe that led to Peniche’s phone being searched first became public in 2019, when CHP Southern Division Chief Mark Garrett held a press conference alleging dozens of officers had bilked the agency for unworked hours.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
Homes are made of unworked stone; sheep and goats are quartered indoors.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 22 June 2020
Built from unworked limestone boulders and rocks, the basic arch, though never conclusively dated, may be from the 14th century B.C. 20.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2016
Police have launched an international hunt for the thieves and their loot, consisting of 483 Celtic coins and a lump of unworked gold that were discovered during an archeological dig near the present-day town of Manching in 1999.
—Frank Jordans, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2022
That money went to 77 different employees who together claimed more than 7,200 hours of unworked overtime pay.
—Bob Christie, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2021
The new support program unveiled last week requires employees to work at least 20% of their hours to receive aid, and their firms are on the hook to make a 5% contribution for unworked time.
—David Goodman, Bloomberg.com, 31 Oct. 2020
Tilling 2 acres of formerly unworked land with a walk-behind tiller was wearying, but the promise of giant bucks with big racks made the task less daunting.
—Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life, 5 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworked
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Later, in February, one of Boeing’s suppliers found a new problem with fuselages on several unfinished 737 Max planes.Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Yeah, sure, his life was sad: sanatoriums, paranoia, unfinished novels, early death.Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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That would quickly turn many roads snow-covered, leading to dangerous traveling conditions on untreated surfaces, according to the statement.Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
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The business case for investing in pediatric surgery is the extraordinary returns brought by alleviating the long-term economic burden of untreated conditions.William Jones, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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With a raw, unpolished aesthetic, the early black and white illustrations were a stark contrast to what was being done in the industry at the time, featuring long stretches of dialogue-free action punctuated with more somber moments.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
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The case appears to be unpolished, but does show signs of age around the crown.Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024
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Keeping up with customer requests, Imani Muhammad sells vegan bean pies as well, eschewing egg replacements and favoring unprocessed items to create a different take.Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Essentially, these are beers that are fermented in open-air tanks with real whole unprocessed fruit.Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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The villa had been completely renovated once before, in the 1980s, though its landmark status kept the façade untouched.Ulrich Clewing, Architectural Digest, 12 Jan. 2025
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If snow or ice remains untouched for hours and hours after the storm, then liability may become an issue.Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
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Individuals who chose to eat their placenta raw or in a tincture are especially vulnerable to infection.Christina Montoya Fiedler, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
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Investigators have interviewed all the individuals involved in the incident, but video footage provides the raw images of what happened, Lloyd said.Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Unworked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworked. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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