unwanted
adjective
un·want·ed
ˌən-ˈwän-təd 
: not wanted or needed
attracting unwanted attention
giving away some unwanted possessions
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This points to an alarming future for smart TVs, where even premium models sought after for top-end image quality and hardware capabilities are stuffed with unwanted gimmicks.
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Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
Particularly for juvenile female sharks, the energetic costs of unwanted attention from males could imply a reason for strong male biases.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Cairney and his colleagues showed in an earlier study that sleep deprivation impairs people’s ability to suppress unwanted thoughts.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2025
As in real life, the fictional Dagmar runs a candy shop where women drop off their unwanted babies and receive assurances that a good home will be found for them.
—Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
Particularly for juvenile female sharks, the energetic costs of unwanted attention from males could imply a reason for strong male biases.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Cairney and his colleagues showed in an earlier study that sleep deprivation impairs people’s ability to suppress unwanted thoughts.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2025
As in real life, the fictional Dagmar runs a candy shop where women drop off their unwanted babies and receive assurances that a good home will be found for them.
—Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Unwanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwanted. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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