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Recent Examples of unflattering
Nyoni illustrates the finer points of Bemba society’s mourning process through a harshly unflattering light, as Uncle Fred’s sister demands satisfaction from every potential moment of grace.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025
That won’t really hurt the Cubs’ bottom line — Wrigley Field is Wrigley Field and the Cubs have a much larger fan base — but a wealthy Sox owner would put a cost-conscious Cubs ownership in an unflattering light in Chicago.
—Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Hunter Biden subsequently entered a surprise guilty plea last September to federal tax charges, averting a trial that would have showcased potentially lurid evidence on top of the salacious and unflattering details about his personal life aired during his earlier trial in Delaware.
—Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The selection committee tends to take an unflattering view of teams that load up on cream puffs.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025
That won’t really hurt the Cubs’ bottom line — Wrigley Field is Wrigley Field and the Cubs have a much larger fan base — but a wealthy Sox owner would put a cost-conscious Cubs ownership in an unflattering light in Chicago.
—Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Hunter Biden subsequently entered a surprise guilty plea last September to federal tax charges, averting a trial that would have showcased potentially lurid evidence on top of the salacious and unflattering details about his personal life aired during his earlier trial in Delaware.
—Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The selection committee tends to take an unflattering view of teams that load up on cream puffs.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unflattering
Adjective
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This line of thinking drives our perception of an unfavorable risk skew, which leads to the third recurring theme: diversification.—
Jeffrey Schulze,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Why would foreigners accept such an unfavorable deal?—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
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Though the pollen gunk will pass, he's concerned by a contingent of Twitter trolls who've shared uncomplimentary reviews of his recent North American tour.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE.com,
21 Jan. 2022
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Neither party admitted to liability and each agreed to refrain from making disparaging, negative or uncomplimentary statements about the other, the document said.—
Lorraine Mirabella,
Baltimore Sun,
29 July 2022
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Meanwhile, South Australia has seen a 63% decline in critical incidents—such as bullying and distribution of explicit or derogatory content—involving social media and 54% fewer behavioral issues.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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Gopnik is a derogatory Russian slang word that roughly translates to thug.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
1 Apr. 2025
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The 2023 Economic Report Of The President published in March of 2023 was relatively disparaging of cryptoassets and DLTs.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
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Prior to appearing on Cunningham's show on Monday, Huggins made more disparaging remarks about Xavier.—
Emily DeLetter,
The Enquirer,
10 May 2023
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The erroneous deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was first reported by The Atlantic.—
Mike Allen,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
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However, navigating this situation requires caution to ensure compliance with employment laws and to avoid making erroneous assumptions without having all the facts.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr.,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Companies with low-quality data could end up with AI outputs that are inaccurate and biased, which could send the company's strategy in the wrong direction, frustrate customers or worse.—
Rob Sanchez,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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TikTok has called the claims inaccurate and is appealing some of the rulings that have allowed the addiction suits to advance.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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The website reported that Howard has also posted an Instagram Story suggesting the story was untrue.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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While people may assume that homeless people don’t take care of their pets, Stewart has found that largely to be untrue and that the animals are well-cared for.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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First, the State Department is canceling visas due to an exercise of free speech that administration officials find objectionable.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The Court’s spent the last several years settling old grievances, overruling decades-old cases that the Republican Party has long found objectionable.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Unflattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unflattering. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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