as in irreparable
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Recent Examples of unencouraging
The investigations and any response in this case by FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) are ongoing (read: pathetically slow and unencouraging).
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Shireen Ahmed, Time, 5 June 2019
Shireen Ahmed, Time, 5 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unencouraging
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Goldstein had to show, among other things, a substantial likelihood of success on the merits and a substantial threat of irreparable injury (meaning the kind of injury monetary damages can’t remedy).—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The ruling came in a challenge filed by several refugee resettlement organizations whose lawsuit earlier this month argued that President Donald Trump's indefinite suspension of the U.S. refugee program was unlawful and causing irreparable harm.—
Chris Kenning,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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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Moreover, damage to the donor area can be irreversible.—
Kyle J. Russell,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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The disorder has long been considered irreversible.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The courts may find themselves in the same position my mother did all those years ago, facing an unrepentant rule-breaker who dares them to do something about it.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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If a Strand tote marked its wearer as an old-school city dweller, a McNally bag — increasingly ubiquitous as the years went by — had a cachet of its own, signaling membership in a stylish reading community that was unrepentant about both the reading and the style.—
Matthew Schneier,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Unencouraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unencouraging. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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