as in unsuccessful
producing no results
an unprofitable effort to find the information
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Recent Examples of unprofitable
However, when dealing with early-stage companies that are still unprofitable, there’s not much of a safety net.
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2025
Nearly half its coal enterprises are unprofitable, prompting President Vladimir Putin to order emergency support measures in December, Interfax reported.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Many of the packages were unprofitable, since so many of them were direct-to-consumer, low value shipments—hence the additional surge fees.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025
The airline has also reduced unprofitable routes, canceled summer internships, and eliminated employee team-building events that had been a staple for decades.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2025
Nearly half its coal enterprises are unprofitable, prompting President Vladimir Putin to order emergency support measures in December, Interfax reported.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Many of the packages were unprofitable, since so many of them were direct-to-consumer, low value shipments—hence the additional surge fees.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025
The airline has also reduced unprofitable routes, canceled summer internships, and eliminated employee team-building events that had been a staple for decades.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unprofitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprofitable
Adjective
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June became hopeful that the American rescue mission would lead to a reunion with her daughter, but that was unsuccessful.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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Last year, Harry’s legal action against the Home Office was unsuccessful and the court initially refused him permission to appeal.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Impeachment of judges, however, is widely seen as a futile endeavor on Capitol Hill.—
Tara Suter,
The Hill,
3 Apr. 2025
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The confrontation ends in an electric if futile horse chase.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For most of us, our inbox goals are the same: minimize useless spam, file away messages that don’t require your attention right away, and bring urgent items to the forefront.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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His devastating splitter would be useless without first establishing everything else in the strike zone.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofitable. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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