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Recent Examples of unfriendliness
Images accompanied by verbal descriptions of their generosity and kindness resulted in higher scores of facial attractiveness than when the same images were accompanied by negative traits like selfishness and unfriendliness.
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Sable Yong, TIME, 28 June 2024
Each of the 1,200 mainstream vehicles the ACEEE evaluates is given an overall Green Score that can be used to compare the relative environmental friendliness – or unfriendliness as the case may be – from one model to another.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Researchers found unfriendliness of staff was also linked to speed and order accuracy, and therefore had the potential to impact companies’ bottom lines.
—Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2022
Citing cryptocurrency’s environmental unfriendliness, Tesla abruptly rebuked Bitcoin as payment just 49 days later.
—Basemwasef, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2022
The plastics industry was, and is, the symbol for everything uncool: an inauthentic material, the boring bourgeois business of making and selling it, all with a whiff of environmental unfriendliness.
—Kyle Harper, WSJ, 6 May 2022
After the check cleared, though, is when the bank lived up to its reputation for customer unfriendliness.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2021
But for me, UnitedHealthcare’s moves underline, yet again, the inherent patient-unfriendliness of a $4-trillion healthcare system run primarily by for-profit corporations.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2021
Sable Yong, TIME, 28 June 2024
Each of the 1,200 mainstream vehicles the ACEEE evaluates is given an overall Green Score that can be used to compare the relative environmental friendliness – or unfriendliness as the case may be – from one model to another.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Researchers found unfriendliness of staff was also linked to speed and order accuracy, and therefore had the potential to impact companies’ bottom lines.
—Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2022
Citing cryptocurrency’s environmental unfriendliness, Tesla abruptly rebuked Bitcoin as payment just 49 days later.
—Basemwasef, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2022
The plastics industry was, and is, the symbol for everything uncool: an inauthentic material, the boring bourgeois business of making and selling it, all with a whiff of environmental unfriendliness.
—Kyle Harper, WSJ, 6 May 2022
After the check cleared, though, is when the bank lived up to its reputation for customer unfriendliness.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2021
But for me, UnitedHealthcare’s moves underline, yet again, the inherent patient-unfriendliness of a $4-trillion healthcare system run primarily by for-profit corporations.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfriendliness
Noun
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Stolarz’s inclination to shout instructions at teammates on the ice, often with serious levels of hostility in the name of competition, comes to him naturally.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Musk’s comments were at odds with Trump’s hostility towards the European Union, which Trump has targeted with a 20% tariff on exports.—
Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Christina Wilkie,Michael Wayland,April Roach,Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There’s still no ceasefire over the physical remains of the Houston Oilers, now the Titans, and the ongoing feud is defined by petty antagonism and proxy wars.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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But to get up and running, Valley Link needs more state and regional funding, especially considering the Trump administration’s antagonism toward environmentally friendly projects.—
Jerry McNerney,
The Mercury News,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Emboldened by four years of appeasement policies, the CCP is on the march — escalating its military activities, conducting aggressive drills around Taiwan, and increasing its belligerence in the South China Sea.—
Arthur Herman,
National Review,
3 Apr. 2025
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The relentless running of Szoboszlai typified Liverpool’s energetic performance, but the belligerence of Mac Allister and athleticism of Ryan Gravenberch provided the bite in midfield that was much-needed given the strengths that Eddie Howe’s side typically possess in the centre of the park.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The ethics of threatening the victim of aggression apart, if SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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In the wake of the US minimizing Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and casting doubts about its commitment to NATO, the European Union is now pushing all of its members to raise military budgets and issue debt to fund defense purchases.—
Miles Bryan,
Vox,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Unfriendliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfriendliness. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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