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Recent Examples of unloved
The average size of corporate spinoffs is growing, as CEOs look beyond hiving off unloved divisions and toward more complex, transformative deals.
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Michael Flaherty, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
But will this be the unloved and deeply distrusted authority’s last stand?
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2025
Key considerations for choosing unloved names One criterion worthy of consideration is revenue growth.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
Growth, however, requires us to step out of our comfort zone and face our deepest fears—like the fear of being alone or unloved.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Michael Flaherty, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
But will this be the unloved and deeply distrusted authority’s last stand?
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2025
Key considerations for choosing unloved names One criterion worthy of consideration is revenue growth.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
Growth, however, requires us to step out of our comfort zone and face our deepest fears—like the fear of being alone or unloved.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unloved
Adjective
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For a large part, the Heat’s supporting pieces have been awful this season.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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Hollywood continued to celebrate the fearless first responders who worked to save lives and property during the awful Los Angeles wildfires last month.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This can be an unpleasant odor for humans to encounter, but the critters in the video seem enthusiastic about interacting with the eau de skunk.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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These days however, an all-white or all-gray bathroom can act as an unpleasant symbol of an outdated trend, and may seem seriously lacking in pizazz.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That these moral monsters have been welcomed to our shores with open arms is appalling and shameful.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The appalling health conditions at some schools are well known.—
The Editors,
National Review,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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He was yanked against the Capitals after allowing five goals in a horrid appearance on Saturday.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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But that horrid performance was in Test cricket, where his technique and declining reflexes came under fire.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And that very relationship between star and star vehicle is why Chalamet’s speech is the opposite of obnoxious.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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As the latest batch of Kennedys turns out to be dangerous at worst (RFK Jr.) or obnoxious at best (Kyra), his seeming composure, intelligence, and level-headedness during a speech at the DNC offered some hope that not all political nepo babies might be so bad.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Rossoneri have been in dreadful form as of late, and their latest defeat could spell the beginning of the end for the Portuguese coach.—
Emmet Gates,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The team made only five of its 28 3-point attempts Tuesday; after that dreadful performance, the Magic have made a league-worst 30.4 percent of their long-range shots this season.—
Josh Robbins,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The truth about our involvement in Ukraine to oppose Russia is obscene.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2025
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The amount of cash being tossed around is obscene, and that’s part of what makes the show guiltily watchable.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Feb. 2025
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How does this happen, no matter how revolting or nonsensical the trend can be?—
Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Oct. 2022
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These highly emotional sequences are less riveting and more revolting as they’re primarily used to add shock value, graphically depicting their triggering subject matter.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2022
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“Unloved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unloved. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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