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Recent Examples of unshapely
As a child, Salinas spent countless hours in his father’s sooty workshop, watching him transform unshapely metal into useful objects.
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Elisabeth Biondi, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2019
Elisabeth Biondi, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshapely
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Unlike its frumpy counterparts, the body-skimming dress adds intrigue with its ruched bodice, puff sleeves, open back, and side slit.Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
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Aunt Bee, of course, was the frumpy older relative on The Andy Griffith Show, played by Frances Bavier.Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
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There is no denying that Donald Trump has engaged in behavior that is unacceptable and unbecoming of any leader — let alone a president of the United States.Maggie Astor, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
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To have lived through an encompassing albeit unbecoming love and have survived it with all the parts of herself intact feels like a triumph.Vulture, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2022
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Insufficient split, bent and separated legs and unaesthetic body position are a few of the others that fall under that category.Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
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Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Palmer’s has gone viral on TikTok as an unaesthetic—yet nourishing and effective—skincare brand.Chaunie Brusie, RN, Parents, 5 Apr. 2024
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But that face is all the better to leer at his creator with, and Ito’s Frankenstein does a wonderful job at capturing a man being chased by his own abominable choices.Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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His new home is a notorious federal jail in New York City known for extreme violence and abominable medical care.Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024
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Denzel Washington was gruesomely low down in the dirt as a cop willing to wield his privilege against vulnerable Black and brown communities in 2001’s admittedly loathsome Training Day.Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
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Get this: This loathsome species is getting bigger and nastier thanks to climate change.Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
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Sadly, we were robbed of any repulsive body horror on this lovely Halloween day (sorry, gore-hounds), but at least we were left with one helluva cliffhanger heading into its tense season closer.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
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But Redmayne is repulsive and confusing, igniting a fight-or-flight response in thousands of innocent viewers who did nothing to deserve this.Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 17 June 2024
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At least Gill thinks that coffee is disgusting too.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Trump is disgusting, unhinged and unfit to represent the United States.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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That's a sandwich of plain white bread with beef sausage and ketchup.Claire Reilly, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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To make yogurt bark, mix 2 cups of plain whole or 2% Greek yogurt with 2 tablespoons of a sweetener, like maple syrup or honey, until smooth.Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Unshapely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshapely. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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