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as in jagged
not having a level or smooth surface
the driveway is uneven and collects water in several large puddles whenever it rains
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2
as in changing
not staying constant
the level of attendance at the ballpark has been very uneven this season
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as in crooked
inclined or twisted to one side
a goofy guy with an uneven grin
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Recent Examples of uneven
Methane pollution is uneven; some wells release a lot, and some release none.
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Camila Domonoske, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025
This can create an uneven balance where one person ends up carrying most of the emotional weight.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2025
Nationally, learning loss recovery has been slow and uneven, especially among students of color, Axios' Russell Contreras reported.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
This, coupled with the indirect cooking required when smoking, led to uneven cooking times.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
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Camila Domonoske, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025
This can create an uneven balance where one person ends up carrying most of the emotional weight.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2025
Nationally, learning loss recovery has been slow and uneven, especially among students of color, Axios' Russell Contreras reported.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
This, coupled with the indirect cooking required when smoking, led to uneven cooking times.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneven
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The result of billions of years of micrometeorite impacts on the lunar surface and lack of water on the Moon has left this dust with jagged, razor-sharp shapes and the constant bombardment by cosmic rays has given each particle an electrostatic charge.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
1 Apr. 2025
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Rescue workers in other parts of the country dug through piles of twisted rebar and jagged concrete where buildings had been destroyed.—
Sui-Lee Wee,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Trailing by three runs, the Twins produced four two-out, run-scoring hits and their first crooked number of the season.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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However, they’re disbanded in the early moments of this third film as Eisenberg’s character tells a new generation of crooked magicians that his former comrades are dead.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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This is his first-person account of how a rough start after high school eventually led to a job at The Star and a redemptive moment while on assignment.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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If history provides any clues, the U.S. soybean farmers are in for a rough year.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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This ceramic vase has a rugged, natural matte texture and measures 14.4 inches high, so it’s bound to be a statement piece on your table, mantle, etc.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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Average or above skaters who can make plays and contribute to the rugged side of the game.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The state’s Indigenous children suffer the greatest consequences because most rural school districts are predominantly Alaska Native — a population that was long forced to attend separate and unequal schools.—
Emily Schwing,
ProPublica,
4 Mar. 2025
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In a country marred with unequal land distribution based on race, the government uses expropriation as a tool to address systemic land inequality and dispossession.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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But Jeff McNeil’s oblique injury and Nick Madrigal’s shoulder surgery opened up two infield spots.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Utility man Romy Gonzalez, who suffered a minor oblique injury last week, is also expected to be ready by Opening Day.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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This was mostly used when the group was building night nests—platforms made high in the trees out of broken branches, sometimes lined with leaves.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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This was true of Fury (2015) as well, his brutal and gruesome war drama featuring Brad Pitt as a tank commander in the final days of World War II leading a platoon of hardened, traumatized, broken soldiers.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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This unstable dwelling, with its crumbling walls and lack of proper bedrooms for the children, comes to stand for a far more sinister lack of boundaries.—
Leslie Camhi,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2025
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If someone is making credible threats or is mentally unstable, existing laws already allow for arrests, mental health evaluations, and emergency detentions—all of which come with constitutional safeguards.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Uneven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneven. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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