as in unwanted
not searched or asked for
the family received enough unsolicited donations to get back on their feet
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Recent Examples of unsolicited
Meghann Fahy is back on our screens, this time as the lead in Drop—a new thriller about a woman who begins receiving unsolicited, threatening AirDrop messages while out on a first date.
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Charley Ross, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2025
Understand When To Listen Versus Guide Strong communication, rooted in active listening and restraint from offering unsolicited advice, is a key trait of great mentors.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Mac Observer emphasized that Apple will never contact users unsolicited via text, email or phone.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Recognize red flags such as unsolicited communications, high-pressure tactics, or requests for payment via unconventional methods.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Charley Ross, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2025
Understand When To Listen Versus Guide Strong communication, rooted in active listening and restraint from offering unsolicited advice, is a key trait of great mentors.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Mac Observer emphasized that Apple will never contact users unsolicited via text, email or phone.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Recognize red flags such as unsolicited communications, high-pressure tactics, or requests for payment via unconventional methods.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsolicited
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsolicited
Adjective
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The pest controller spends his days criss-crossing Britain’s second-largest city to remove rats, cockroaches and other unwanted creatures from people’s homes.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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This helps control unwanted greenery and provides nutrients to promote spring growth.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Today, with nary a silverfish, cockroach, or other uninvited creature in sight, my wife and I revere spiders as our saviors.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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When the door remains open, guests frequently walk into our quarters — uninvited, even in the middle of dinner — and interrupt us.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The council said it's made a reasonable offer, that cuts would only affect a small number of jobs and the jobs being eliminated are unnecessary.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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Periodic access reviews help identify and remove unnecessary permissions, meeting regulatory requirements by ensuring access rights align with compliance standards.—
Venkat Viswanathan,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Every unasked question, every idea left unspoken, every risk avoided—those are all missed chances for growth.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
1 Dec. 2024
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These questions are left unasked in favor of broad, ponderous statements about good versus evil.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
21 Nov. 2024
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“Unsolicited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsolicited. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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