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Recent Examples of unpropitious
Handing the baton to Harris at this unpropitious time for Democrats is like Napoleon’s handing off his military command to Marshal Ney to conduct the disastrous French retreat from Moscow in 1812, featuring 500,000 French casualties.
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Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2024
Here are a handful of quick Thesaurus pulls to help paint a picture of how the unit played: unpropitious, cataclysmic, demoralizing, execrable.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2023
The exhausted refugees are greeted by a functionary of the Relief Committee with the unpropitious nickname Statistics Babu.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
That will be an unpropitious setting for launching a network: if the teams are unclear on the goal, the risk of confusion is considerable.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2021
JoyFish sits in a strip mall in an unpropitious space that has seen several restaurants come and go.
—Tan Vinh, The Seattle Times, 11 July 2017
Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2024
Here are a handful of quick Thesaurus pulls to help paint a picture of how the unit played: unpropitious, cataclysmic, demoralizing, execrable.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2023
The exhausted refugees are greeted by a functionary of the Relief Committee with the unpropitious nickname Statistics Babu.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
That will be an unpropitious setting for launching a network: if the teams are unclear on the goal, the risk of confusion is considerable.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2021
JoyFish sits in a strip mall in an unpropitious space that has seen several restaurants come and go.
—Tan Vinh, The Seattle Times, 11 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpropitious
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Despite unfavorable reviews and terrible audience scores, the 35th entry in Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe arrived slightly above projections and ranks as the biggest opening weekend of the year.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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According to a Quinnipiac University poll, only 31 percent of Americans have a favorable view of the Democratic Party, and more than half of respondents have an unfavorable view of it.—
Elizabeth Currid-Halkett,
National Review,
16 Feb. 2025
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With an aging global population, rates of Alzheimer’s disease on the rise, high costs of care for those with dementia, and an unpromising landscape for effective drugs, questions of how to prevent or slow progression of the disease are important for all of us—not just taxi drivers.—
Christopher M. Worsham,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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The military intelligence agency, HUR, in particular, was seen as an unpromising candidate for collaboration.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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But as dire as all of this is, the situation is not hopeless.—
Lawrence Norden,
TIME,
12 Feb. 2025
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Cancer: Henry Roth from 50 First Dates As a hopeless romantic with a nurturing heart, Henry Roth embodies the personality traits of a Cancer.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Wedged between the cheerless skyscrapers of Third Avenue and an uncharming stretch of Second, just blocks north of the bro bars of Murray Hill, is a row of nine townhouses.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 Aug. 2024
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Election polls may seem cheerless, inscrutable, and wrapped in data and murky terminology.—
W. Joseph Campbell,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2024
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Imax and the Beijing film industry is likely hoping that the strong holiday numbers will draw a line under the sector’s dismal performance last year.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Feb. 2025
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Texas should be much better in 2025 after last year’s dismal title defense, if only because the club is the healthiest it’s been in ages.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
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However, the company issued a gloomy outlook for the first quarter, prompting its stock to drop by about 2% in after-hours trading.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
6 Feb. 2025
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Another flashback to three months post-apocalypse, and Cal is at the bar, wondering why everyone in town is so gloomy.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
4 Feb. 2025
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Get the Recipe Funeral Sandwiches Despite the morbid name, these snack sandwiches are a staple at more occasions than just Southern funerals.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
2 Feb. 2025
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Comments Released in 2022, The Menu is a satirical thriller about the fine dining scene that ends on a deeply morbid (and decidedly non-appetizing) note.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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On a dreary Friday in January, in a conference room at City Hall, Cusato and Harris, the redevelopment director, showed me a draft of the proposal for Gary.—
Paige Williams,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Portland Winter Light Festival Friday-Feb. 15 Time to embrace your inner burner — over 150 interactive art installations and live performances will be scattered around town over the course of two weekends, lighting up an otherwise dark and dreary month.—
Meira Gebel,
Axios,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Unpropitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpropitious. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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