as in irreparable
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Recent Examples of unencouraging
The investigations and any response in this case by FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) are ongoing (read: pathetically slow and unencouraging).
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Shireen Ahmed, Time, 5 June 2019
Shireen Ahmed, Time, 5 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unencouraging
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Long-term exposure to chlorine can cause prolonged health issues such as potentially irreparable lung damage.Jess Craig, Vox, 30 Sep. 2024
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Plus, dust will collect if they’ve been forgotten about, causing irreparable damage.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2024
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Johnson campaigned against an unpromising backdrop: nearly ten years of austerity cuts under successive Tory governments, doubts about his flamboyant character, and fratricidal division within his party over Brexit.Pippa Norris, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2020
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That led the Initiative in an unpromising direction.Steve Denning, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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When ingested by children, the heavy metal can cause irreversible brain damage and behavioral issues.Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
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This condition may be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term) and indicates a decline in kidney function that does not necessarily lead to irreversible damage or kidney failure.Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
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In Horse Crazy, his implacable skepticism forces the reader to consider the alienating effects of an era characterized by lethal STIs, unrepentant capitalism, bulldozed cultural history, and pervasive substance addiction.Daniel Felsenthal, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Close proves to be inspired casting as the underhanded and unrepentant Cath, who shows barely any indication of maternal concern for her sons in a quest to get her hands on the emeralds.Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Unencouraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unencouraging. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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