as in unwanted
not searched or asked for
received a lot of unasked advice on the project
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Recent Examples of unasked
All the donor questions were left unasked and unanswered.
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Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
None of the results are pleasant: questions unasked and unanswered, authority unchallenged, news deserts, and growing difficulty determining what’s actually true.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
The previously unasked questions about Nepalese holdings at LACMA, either donated by patrons or financed through their support, go beyond Phillips.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
Worse, in exchange for unprecedented access, the Isaacson Accord demands that a lot of the most difficult and pressing questions go unasked and, therefore, unanswered.
—Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
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Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
None of the results are pleasant: questions unasked and unanswered, authority unchallenged, news deserts, and growing difficulty determining what’s actually true.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
The previously unasked questions about Nepalese holdings at LACMA, either donated by patrons or financed through their support, go beyond Phillips.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
Worse, in exchange for unprecedented access, the Isaacson Accord demands that a lot of the most difficult and pressing questions go unasked and, therefore, unanswered.
—Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unasked
Adjective
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For example, getting reminders about package deliveries or detecting unwanted animals in a garden.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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Using a game theory lens in a professional setting, then, can be messy and sometimes bring unwanted emotional repercussions.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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To avoid falling for these traps, Trend Micro encourages users to approach unsolicited technical instructions with caution, verify the legitimacy of video sources, and report suspicious posts on social media, messaging apps, or email.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
27 May 2025
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Dalal then poses this question: Does a TikTok video qualify as unsolicited advice?—
Eliza Brooke,
Vox,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Standards from every period of our lives remain cross-indexed in our brains to be called up in whole, or in part, or, in fact, to come to mind unbidden.—
E.L. Doctorow,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Every screen suddenly has a logo either urging the user to try an A.I. service or signaling that an A.I. product has been delivered unbidden.—
Tom Scocca,
airmail.news,
5 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Patrick Boel, managing director at real estate developer Roundhouse, said most of the land the company owns is in areas where the new zoning code already provides for high-density housing, large heights and no parking requirements, making any incentives unnecessary.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
26 May 2025
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The move comes as Trump has looked for ways to cut spending deemed unnecessary, and the Treasury estimates halting the production of pennies will save $85 million. — CNBC’s Lisa Kailai Han, Dan Mangan, Ashley Capoot, Annika Kim Constantino and Jeff Cox contributed to this report.—
Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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In an attempt to punish new castmate Angela Oakley for bringing an uninvited guest, Porsha stonewalls Angela throughout her celebratory dinner, resorting to curt, one-word answers whenever prodded by the group to participate.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
12 May 2025
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Now, picture them coming multiple times a month throughout the year, sometimes uninvited.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Unasked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unasked. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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