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Recent Examples of unflattering
The selection committee tends to take an unflattering view of teams that load up on cream puffs.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
One is unflattering of the lead; the other is a damning indictment of the director and his project.
—Giancarlo Sopo, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
The film’s press tour sparked a fierce online backlash against Lively, with clips and old interviews painting an unflattering picture of the actress.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The pair have taken shots at each other over the years, with Shaq being the primary aggressor, sporadically insulting his predecessor with unflattering jokes and blatant slights.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 7 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unflattering
Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
One is unflattering of the lead; the other is a damning indictment of the director and his project.
—Giancarlo Sopo, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
The film’s press tour sparked a fierce online backlash against Lively, with clips and old interviews painting an unflattering picture of the actress.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The pair have taken shots at each other over the years, with Shaq being the primary aggressor, sporadically insulting his predecessor with unflattering jokes and blatant slights.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unflattering
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Rising economic concerns in the United States, spurred by President Trump’s tariff implementation, are creating an unfavorable market environment.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, about Vice President JD Vance, 44% of Americans polled have an unfavorable opinion, 33% rated him favorably and 23% had no opinion.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2025
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Though the pollen gunk will pass, he's concerned by a contingent of Twitter trolls who've shared uncomplimentary reviews of his recent North American tour.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE.com,
21 Jan. 2022
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Neither party admitted to liability and each agreed to refrain from making disparaging, negative or uncomplimentary statements about the other, the document said.—
Lorraine Mirabella,
Baltimore Sun,
29 July 2022
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Historic barriers Examples include lack of mentors, lack of female role models, gender bias, derogatory behavior in the workplace, unequal growth opportunities, lesser wage scenarios, and more.—
Paige Francis,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Beyond the financial aspect, Cardi’s legal team secured additional protections, including a non-disparagement clause that strictly bars Tasha K from making defamatory or derogatory remarks about the rapper or her family.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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The 2023 Economic Report Of The President published in March of 2023 was relatively disparaging of cryptoassets and DLTs.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
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Prior to appearing on Cunningham's show on Monday, Huggins made more disparaging remarks about Xavier.—
Emily DeLetter,
The Enquirer,
10 May 2023
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The Washington Post previously reported that DOGE wants to check federal benefits spending against tax records, which could help Musk's team identify duplicative or erroneous payments.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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There were also erroneous reports regarding the Seven Dwarfs.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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But to say that each team’s problems are entirely talent-and-bad-luck issues would be inaccurate in our view.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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Implementing controls to reign in its AI agents’ behavior that can initiate incorrect orders, offer bad advice or generate inaccurate research.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Idaho investigated and determined the claims were untrue.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Mar. 2025
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Some Democrats protested by walking out on Trump while others held up placards decrying some of his controversial statements that fact-checkers called untrue.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The resolution making the change states the council often considers multiple items on its agenda that are not controversial or otherwise objectionable, often leading to multiple unanimous roll call votes.—
Samuel Clanton,
arkansasonline.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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And really: What could be simpler or less objectionable?—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Unflattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unflattering. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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