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Recent Examples of underdone
The chassis feels, by Mini’s standards, underdone and unsophisticated.
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Michael Taylor, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
This ensemble would, in the hands of another director, feel like an abundance of riches, but Liman opts to give The Instigators a grubby, underdone style that dulls a lot of the supporting cast’s colorful work.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
Family members began eating the kabobs but noted that the meat tasted underdone, so it was recooked and served again.
—Eric Henderson, CBS News, 24 May 2024
There’s slightly underdone (a good thing), and then there’s unwelcome resistance.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
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Michael Taylor, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
This ensemble would, in the hands of another director, feel like an abundance of riches, but Liman opts to give The Instigators a grubby, underdone style that dulls a lot of the supporting cast’s colorful work.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
Family members began eating the kabobs but noted that the meat tasted underdone, so it was recooked and served again.
—Eric Henderson, CBS News, 24 May 2024
There’s slightly underdone (a good thing), and then there’s unwelcome resistance.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underdone
Adjective
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Jokes have setups and punchlines; this was merely half-baked political analysis.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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If that hasn’t been done, the AI will likely try to generate code, but the results will probably be half-baked and extremely sketchy.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sea star wasting disease is a rare example of a fast and coordinated response to a marine epidemic.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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One rare occasion was when the trio came together for Apple's societal debut at Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris last year.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Always thoroughly wash your hands after handling and preparing food, especially raw or uncooked products.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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Always thoroughly wash your hands after handling and preparing food, especially raw or uncooked products.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Underdone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdone. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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