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Recent Examples of unbusy
Or, even better, until some productive, unbusy scientist clones me a sister-wife.
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Tanika Davis, baltimoresun.com, 15 Nov. 2019
Tanika Davis, baltimoresun.com, 15 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbusy
Adjective
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While the TikTok account had been inactive for months, the last posts on the other accounts directly preceded Tinney’s death.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2025
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The one interesting thing to watch is how well the four teams who got first-round byes perform after being inactive for more than a week.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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So, out of the $403 million payroll, $93.75 million worth of pitchers are idle (not counting Ohtani).—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
22 May 2025
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Built for Efficiency: Save Smarter, Live Freer The Apex 300 leads the class in power efficiency, sipping just 20W in idle mode—ideal for stretching backup runtime.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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On May 8, an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi was turning at low speed when it was struck by an electric scooter rider after braking to yield at an intersection.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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The latter moves his case, welcoming Nick to the unoccupied spot.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Venues of all sizes have been shuttered and many music industry members are now unemployed, from band members, talent agents, stage crew staff and audio engineers to tour bus drivers, box office employees, security guards and backstage caterers.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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And more female workers — 28.6% — are functionally unemployed than male workers, whose true rate of unemployment stands at 20%, according to LISEP.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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When Tommy leaves to bring his sleepy son home, Maria revisits her and Joel’s conversation about refugees.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
18 May 2025
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Photos of my kid's birthday parties are no longer me with bleary, sleepy drinking eyes.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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But just because a stock has been quiescent for a while is no reason to disdain it.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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In the early 2000s, the U.S. invasion of Iraq united Iraqi Kurds in a quest to preserve their autonomy, and the rivalry in greater Kurdistan eclipsed the quiescent Kurdish rivalry within Iraq.—
Behnam Ben Taleblu,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Nov. 2017
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“Unbusy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbusy. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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