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Recent Examples of unfitting
Megan Rapinoe smiling through teary eyes, her emotions clashing as the end of her famed career ambles to an unfitting close.
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Candace Buckner, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023
If the Suns didn’t already make clear that the Mavericks are halfway to a humbling and unfitting end to their encouraging season, Phoenix fans underscored the fact Wednesday night as subtly as rolling out a guillotine.
—Dallas News, 5 May 2022
His usual formula—high energy, frolicsome, all fast cuts—seemed unfitting.
—Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2022
Such a tone may at first sound wildly unfitting for a novel set against the coronavirus pandemic.
—Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2021
But this week, Emy seems to be coming for her unfitting crown.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2021
That career came to an unfitting end last week when Foley, on duty at the Santa Rita Jail, was struck by a sheriff’s department bus in the parking lot of the facility around 6 a.m. Wednesday.
—Katrina Cameron, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2017
Candace Buckner, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023
If the Suns didn’t already make clear that the Mavericks are halfway to a humbling and unfitting end to their encouraging season, Phoenix fans underscored the fact Wednesday night as subtly as rolling out a guillotine.
—Dallas News, 5 May 2022
His usual formula—high energy, frolicsome, all fast cuts—seemed unfitting.
—Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2022
Such a tone may at first sound wildly unfitting for a novel set against the coronavirus pandemic.
—Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2021
But this week, Emy seems to be coming for her unfitting crown.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2021
That career came to an unfitting end last week when Foley, on duty at the Santa Rita Jail, was struck by a sheriff’s department bus in the parking lot of the facility around 6 a.m. Wednesday.
—Katrina Cameron, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfitting
Adjective
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But lingering beneath the surface of his success, Favre had a pattern of inappropriate behavior off the field, including a high-profile tabloid scandal that erupted in 2010, and most recently, the largest case of public fraud in Mississippi’s history.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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As the rebel Jen (Michelle Williams) comes to town, and Pacey (Joshua Jackson) carries on an inappropriate relationship with his teacher, that turns out to be the case. 23.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Any useless, toxic or otherwise unsuitable man can become a child’s legal father, without being subject to the thorough checks that these women must face.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Some insects are adapting to changing climates by moving to regions that might have previously been unsuitable.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Trump, who has painted past legal cases against him as an improper political use of law enforcement, has in a number of instances called for probes of his foes.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The report alleges a range of major violations plaguing St. Hope Public Schools — including conflicts of interests among its top officers, improper use of public funding, deficient accounting processes and the employment of a largely unqualified teaching staff.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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To qualify, a company must pay union wages or, if union wages are inapplicable, at least the city's minimum wage, which is currently $20.80 per hour, Meyers said.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American-Statesman,
30 May 2024
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Here are the kicking motion rules, which the NHL deemed inapplicable given their determination that Hellebuyck propelled the puck into his own net.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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The prohibition has been in force for decades, prompted by the unseemly practice of the legislature going into recess for a few hours during its busiest time, the spring, to allow legislative leaders of both parties to hold fundraising events crowded with lobbyists and their clients.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2025
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For not the first time, Chicago taxpayers will look to neophyte school board members to show courage in the face of unseemly power politics.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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The list spanned the sports, music, television and activism spheres, pulling together an incongruous club of cultural icons.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The incongruous image of Joanne Wilson and her niece juxtaposed with the inhumane sign is painfully relevant nearly seven decades after it was shot by Gordon Parks (1912–2006) for a Life Magazine photo essay documenting the Thornton family under segregation in Alabama.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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When caterpillars retreat to their cocoons, part of the process of transformation can be aesthetically unbecoming and grotesque.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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There were a lot of memorable performances and moments for the Blue Jackets, who bounced back quickly after having their seven-game point streak snapped in a rather unbecoming outing Monday against the New York Islanders.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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That said, to be displaced is to be object, material, pushed across borders, overloaded into boats, stuffed into unfit vehicles, herded over mountains by smugglers.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
21 May 2025
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When Eleanor gives birth to a baby named Lily and—in Ruth’s eyes—proves unfit to care for her, Ruth decides to raise the girl alone.—
Sophia Stewart,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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“Unfitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfitting. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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