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Recent Examples of unavailing The position advanced by the states is legally unavailing as a matter of longstanding and well-established law. WSJ, 25 July 2018 Efforts to aid him with lifeboats, three of which were ineffectually trying to breast the heavy sea, were unavailing, while a lifeline, held by a number of rescuers, was carried far out into the surf by a number of swimmers. sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 May 2018 American demands for an end to the North Korean nuclear program have proved unavailing. Henry A. Kissinger, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unavailing
Adjective
  • Cutting spending wasted on a futile pursuit of a global empire is not just a fiscal necessity.
    Ron Paul, Oc Register, 20 May 2025
  • Desperate Steve Kerr frequently toggled his non-Draymond Green big men as late as the second round of the playoffs in a futile effort to contain the giants of the Minnesota Timberwolves around the rim.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • Officials said he was found semiconscious on the River Trail on June 30 but resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 May 2025
  • Efforts to refloat the ship during high tide on Thursday were unsuccessful.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • The character who can go through walls is useless, because beyond the walls is nothing but dirt.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
  • And beyond… Generalizations can be either good or bad, useful or useless.
    Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025

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“Unavailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavailing. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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