unfulfilled

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Recent Examples of unfulfilled More immediately and concerningly, all of them are showing signs that the unfulfilled expectations and desires are getting to them. Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 29 May 2025 This means that to support employees effectively, managers must understand what needs were already unfulfilled before the disruption occurred. Iese Business School, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 Things begin to unfold when Mun-oh, burdened by insecurity and unfulfilled dreams, begins special literature classes with Lee Kang, whose brilliance reignites Mun-oh’s passion for writing. Sara Merican, Deadline, 28 May 2025 He was frustrated, too, that such unfulfilled goals were then held up as an example of the country’s ineptitude. Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unfulfilled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfulfilled
Adjective
  • When these expectations aren't aligned, both sides feel frustrated.
    Nolan Garrett, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • While there is still a lot of time left, fans are becoming more frustrated with each loss.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Gale would be profoundly disappointed to see that, a century after this essay, the US government seems intent on going backwards rather than forwards.
    Deborah Williams July 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
  • George is disappointed that Hector does not seem to give one single fig about Gladys and doesn’t change his offer.
    Alice Burton, Vulture, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • His father, a disillusioned professor fighting to salvage his career.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 11 July 2025
  • Kenya’s disillusioned young population is demanding far-reaching changes including action against corruption, accountability for security officers implicated in the killings of protesters, and more jobs.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • Studio executives and agents have been frustrated by the high cost of sending people to Park City, while some locals have grown disenchanted with the influx of fans and press into their tiny hamlet.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The country’s far right, which now controls 30 percent of Parliament, has normalized radical antidemocratic rhetoric and mobilized a disenchanted electorate that sees liberal governance not as a safeguard but as a barrier to reform.
    Veronica Anghel, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • Many fans liked that pairing, but others were overall dissatisfied with the new Casa Amor format, which many felt weakened the loyalty test that the challenge typically creates.
    Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 8 July 2025
  • The majority of the supporters that answered our survey (59.5 per cent) are very dissatisfied with West Ham’s owners, while 31 per cent are dissatisfied.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • So that abandonment leaves them angry and bitter and discontented and alienated.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
  • While Mojtaba is ideologically aligned with his father, Khomeini is viewed as a more moderate figure who could appeal to a discontented public and ease international tensions.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • But instead, people are harping on the racketeering charge and treating Combs as the aggrieved party.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2025
  • The administration has said that federal judges have overreached by issuing orders that apply to all parties instead of only the aggrieved parties.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • More recently Fortune reports that ‘revenge quitting’ is ready to take its place, with disgruntled employees venting their frustrations by walking out the door.
    London Business School, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • He was assassinated in 1978 by a disgruntled former city supervisor.
    Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025

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“Unfulfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfulfilled. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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