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Recent Examples of unpopular
The cuts are deeply unpopular, according to polls, and present a political challenge for Republicans ahead of next year's midterm elections.
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
His hiring was unpopular among USC fans, but Carroll was undeterred.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
The pause to the unpopular telework policy followed announcements by other unions that the administration agreed to push back the deadline until July 2026 as part of broader labor negotiations with the state to reduce California’s compensation costs during a tight budget year.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2025
Adams has become increasingly unpopular in New York after he was indicted in September on federal corruption charges brought by the Department of Justice when Democratic former President Joe Biden was still in office.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 27 June 2025
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
His hiring was unpopular among USC fans, but Carroll was undeterred.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
The pause to the unpopular telework policy followed announcements by other unions that the administration agreed to push back the deadline until July 2026 as part of broader labor negotiations with the state to reduce California’s compensation costs during a tight budget year.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2025
Adams has become increasingly unpopular in New York after he was indicted in September on federal corruption charges brought by the Department of Justice when Democratic former President Joe Biden was still in office.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpopular
Adjective
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However, Pitt didn't go entirely unrecognized for his layered turn, winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 2007 Venice Film Festival.—
Derek Scancarelli,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
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The problem is compounded in many parts of the country — particularly Arab towns, unrecognized Bedouin villages and older Jewish neighborhoods — where shelter infrastructure is limited or nonexistent.—
Deborah Danan,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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At this time, details about the containment or cause of the fire are unknown.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
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The early childhood development nonprofit was notified that incoming grants would be awarded this summer, but the exact date was unknown, CEO and President Kara Waddell said in a statement in May.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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The Dallas Mavericks’ P.J. Washington is one of the unsung heroes of the team.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Your partner, Priscilla Chavez Scott, is another unsung hero behind this documentary.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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The season record still is only 36-45, but the low-spending, no-name Fish have climbed out of the NL East cellar ahead of Washington and are now shouting from third-place Atlanta.—
Greg Cote
June 29,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2025
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Philosophy majors from no-name schools do not have the same economic trajectory as computer science grads from Stanford.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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This is not to say that the context in which statistics is applied is unimportant.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Though there’s no official acknowledgment that the theory is sound, the series dropped hints all season, including calling the ship heaven, giving max a twin, having Avery panic over a (false) pregnancy and killing off unimportant characters.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Outraged, Gauguin located an obscure French law that proved only children within a four-kilometre radius of a school were bound to attend.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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Chartreuse Made by actual French monks based on a nearly 300-year-old secret recipe, this high-proof, kelly green spirit is a bit of an obscure flex.—
Amiel Stanek,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Nevertheless, the combination of strange email address and unrecognizable link address is a very strong indicator that this email is fake and should be binned.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The video then cut to the present day, revealing the same Yorkshire terrier lounging in bed, now nearly unrecognizable with a light, blond coat.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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To know all the actors, famous to unfamous.—
Daniel Vaillancourt,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2022
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But during this break in the action, a camera scanning courtside spotted Kobe, pleasantly inhabited by an almost unfamous happiness, teaching his daughter about the game.—
Matt Sullivan,
Vulture,
29 June 2021
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“Unpopular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpopular. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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