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as in uncontrolled
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as in untutored
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Recent Examples of untrained
To the untrained eye, glass skin and butter skin may not seem all that different; but there are a few key differentiating factors.
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Jana Pollack, Parents, 24 Apr. 2025
First, the performance gap between untrained and well-trained frontline managers is usually much greater than between good and excellent executives.
—Dave Winsborough, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Marianne’s voice then was very pure, very untrained, which is great.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
There were concerns about its gastrointestinal effects (much as there were with baking soda, another popular endurance-booster), questions about the appropriate dosage, and rising suspicion that beet juice only worked in untrained or recreational athletes but not in serious competitors.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2025
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Jana Pollack, Parents, 24 Apr. 2025
First, the performance gap between untrained and well-trained frontline managers is usually much greater than between good and excellent executives.
—Dave Winsborough, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Marianne’s voice then was very pure, very untrained, which is great.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
There were concerns about its gastrointestinal effects (much as there were with baking soda, another popular endurance-booster), questions about the appropriate dosage, and rising suspicion that beet juice only worked in untrained or recreational athletes but not in serious competitors.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrained
Adjective
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Classic facial movements include smacking your lips, doing sucking motions, sticking your tongue out or against the inside of your cheek, grimacing, chewing, puffing out your cheeks and rapidly blinking your eyes, all in uncontrolled manners.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Long story short, the uncontrolled airflow of a standard blow dryer can create tangles galore on loose to tight curl patterns while the nozzle detachment used to create a smooth blowout effect does away with curls entirely.—
Georgia Day,
Vogue,
14 May 2025
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No untutored voice, nor even sound of rushing car disturbed the seemingly sacred stillness of the hour.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
14 Apr. 2025
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His savage, untutored mind suggested no better way than that of wreaking vengeance upon those who had wronged him.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
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But having to show up to the theater every day and try to control this wild, feral animal that is Cole Escola's Mary Todd Lincoln has been the greatest challenge of my life.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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From then on, the young cat was brought into Sarah's home, where Sarah spent time and patience in trying to get the feral cat to become confident around humans.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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Whether these findings map onto kids who are unschooled in the context of worldschooling remains to be seen without systematic longitudinal studies; anecdotal evidence from the parents in my research suggests mixed results.—
Jennie Germann Molz,
Scientific American,
21 Oct. 2024
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Some research also suggests that children who are unschooled underperform on academic assessments, particularly regarding reading.—
Ej Dickson,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2024
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His fireplug vitality surrendered only to his untamed playing, boogie feel and volumes upon volumes of mesmerizing riffs.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Fiscal conservatives panned the measure as a debt bomb and the bond market signaled major concerns as yields on U.S. treasury bills rose sharply, a sign of concern over untamed deficits.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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Among entry-level employees, 41% reported feeling unprepared to use AI features, compared to just 10% of executives.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Unfortunately, so too have the number of search-and-rescue efforts, as many people enter the backcountry woefully unprepared.—
Amanda Loudin,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Furthermore, although the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act promises 100 days of unskilled employment, households have rarely gotten more than 50 days of employment on average.—
Shamika Ravi,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Apr. 2017
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Related Stories Whoever says this is unskilled work is either ignorant or lying.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Apr. 2025
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Still, with this inspirational true story, the streamer stands to reach a much wider public than Perry’s typical audience, reminding how much of American history remains untaught and largely untold.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Dec. 2024
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Until recent years, the story of how this period affected California’s Indigenous peoples had largely gone untaught or underrecognized.—
Anne Wallentine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 June 2024
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“Untrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrained. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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