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as in unfinished
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as in untreated
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Recent Examples of unworked
During the summer solstice, the sun rises above the Heel Stone, a large, unworked sarsen standing about 250 feet from the center of the monument’s stone circle.
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Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworked
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With Mercury retrograde in Pisces activating your creative fifth house of love, children and self-expression, you’re encouraged to revisit everything from unfinished projects to romantic connections that lack closure or never quite reached their potential.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The court ruled that the ATF is permitted to regulate some weapon-parts kits and unfinished frames or receivers under the Gun Control Act.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Your blood sugar rises as a result and leaves you at risk for serious complications if untreated.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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Postpartum preeclampsia can cause seizures and other serious complications if left untreated.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Some of his takes were too unpolished for prime time.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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And overall, many of the top-20-caliber players are unpolished prospects who will be drafted more for potential than production.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Rao compared making sense of data to making cookies—free-text clinical notes aren't flour, but unprocessed wheat.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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So if all seven of the unprocessed contracts have modest cap hits (likely), then Miami would be left with $14 million to $15 million in cap space.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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The latest polling shows broad support for leaving Medicaid untouched or increasing spending, even among Republican voters — numbers that may give some lawmakers pause before approving big cuts.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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By Thursday afternoon, McKenzie’s basket of laundry was still sitting in front of the washing machine in the laundry room, untouched.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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When the butter foams, add the asparagus and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring frequently, until asparagus is bright green and just loses its raw flavor, about 4 minutes.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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That raw urgency did more to move the needle on gun reform in Tennessee than any 12-point policy plan ever could.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Unworked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworked. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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