as in undesirable
not wanted or needed
unwanted attention an unwanted suitor
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Recent Examples of unwanted
The Audio Eraser tool can now instantly remove unwanted sounds, like wind, crowd noise, and traffic, from videos.
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PC Magazine, 9 July 2025
Balance the benefits of milk and honey with your overall diet and calorie intake to avoid adding unwanted pounds.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 9 July 2025
At the heart of the Focus A6 is a system of advanced hybrid ANC, which can reduce unwanted sound by up to -48dB.
The ANC system is powered by a dual-microphone system that pairs feedforward and feedback mics to intelligently block out unwanted ambient sounds.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
These include Blue Springs, Lee’s Summit, Liberty and Kansas City, Kansas.
Check the laws in your city to avoid an unwanted visit from the police.
—Eleanor Nash
july 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2025
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PC Magazine, 9 July 2025
Balance the benefits of milk and honey with your overall diet and calorie intake to avoid adding unwanted pounds.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 9 July 2025
At the heart of the Focus A6 is a system of advanced hybrid ANC, which can reduce unwanted sound by up to -48dB.
The ANC system is powered by a dual-microphone system that pairs feedforward and feedback mics to intelligently block out unwanted ambient sounds.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
These include Blue Springs, Lee’s Summit, Liberty and Kansas City, Kansas.
Check the laws in your city to avoid an unwanted visit from the police.
—Eleanor Nash
july 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwanted
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Given the uncertainty and potential for family conflict, litigation, and undesirable outcomes, perhaps a more robust technique can be integrated into your documents.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Music can also lead to some undesirable outcomes, particularly when combined with alcohol.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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Williams also played behind a worse offensive line, as evidenced by his 68 sacks taken to Love's 14.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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At least two of them contained slurs offensive to Chinese people.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Meanwhile, the Astors, who had amassed a nearly obscene amount of real estate in New York City, became the country’s first multimillionaires by smuggling opium.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
3 July 2025
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The use of obscene or profane language, personal attack, libel, slander, defamation, physical violence or the threat thereof, as determined by the presiding officer, shall constitute a disturbing a lawful meeting.—
Sharon Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
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But many of the Blues’ outings have been unpleasant because of high temperatures and storms, and six games across the tournament have been paused for poor weather conditions, angering manager Enzo Maresca.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
8 July 2025
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My other wildlife standoff involved a much cuter animal, but potentially far more unpleasant.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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“Unwanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwanted. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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