as in worthless
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Recent Examples of unworthy
To strive for less would be unworthy of a free and religious people.
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
In other cases, governments lack either the capacity or the will to track down the deceased’s next of kin, especially for the remains of people deemed unworthy or undeserving of protection to begin with.
—Tyler McBrien, The Dial, 28 Jan. 2025
When a hotel is far from an airport, sometimes the long journey makes the destination seem unworthy of the trip.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
The standard of beauty is centered on eurocentric features and has skewed the public's view of natural hair textures and protective hairstyles to be deemed as unworthy.
—Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 31 July 2024
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
In other cases, governments lack either the capacity or the will to track down the deceased’s next of kin, especially for the remains of people deemed unworthy or undeserving of protection to begin with.
—Tyler McBrien, The Dial, 28 Jan. 2025
When a hotel is far from an airport, sometimes the long journey makes the destination seem unworthy of the trip.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
The standard of beauty is centered on eurocentric features and has skewed the public's view of natural hair textures and protective hairstyles to be deemed as unworthy.
—Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 31 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworthy
Adjective
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This makes any concessions congressional Democrats may be able to obtain from their Republican colleagues worthless.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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These pump-and-dump schemes artificially inflate stock prices, allowing the perpetrators to sell at a high price before the stock inevitably crashes, leaving investors with worthless shares.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But Trump has only barely walked back his dishonorable statements that Volodymyr ...—
NR Editors,
National Review,
28 Feb. 2025
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Between the third and fourth rounds, Liston reportedly took a dishonorable course.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The desire to avoid portraying her character’s actions as simply disgusting led de Van to play the lead role herself, in spite of the challenges that created for her as a first-time feature director.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
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Selena Gomez has called out 'disgusting' weight shame As a former child star who grew up in the public eye, Gomez has long been subjected to conversations surrounding her weight.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Unworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworthy. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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