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as in saddening
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as in inadequate
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as in failing
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of
they were disappointed by the outcome of the big game
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Recent Examples of disappointing
Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
New York fired coach Robert Saleh and GM Joe Douglas during a disappointing season that continued the league’s longest active playoff drought of 14 years despite the presence of future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
Overnight, Texas Instruments reported an earnings beat, but offered a disappointing outlook sending that stock lower by 4.5% in premarket trading.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Bruce Brown — Incomplete 8 games, 6.0 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 1.0 APG, 40.8 field-goal percentage
Brown’s tenure in Toronto has been disappointing, through little fault of his own.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
If anything, the anemic numbers were doubly disappointing for ESPN, recorded in the year the field was expanded to 12 teams.
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
New York fired coach Robert Saleh and GM Joe Douglas during a disappointing season that continued the league’s longest active playoff drought of 14 years despite the presence of future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
Overnight, Texas Instruments reported an earnings beat, but offered a disappointing outlook sending that stock lower by 4.5% in premarket trading.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Bruce Brown — Incomplete 8 games, 6.0 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 1.0 APG, 40.8 field-goal percentage
Brown’s tenure in Toronto has been disappointing, through little fault of his own.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappointing
Adjective
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Rural providers face additional hurdles beyond inadequate reimbursement rates.—
Molly Parker,
ProPublica,
21 Jan. 2025
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The official also pointed to inadequate accountability for acquisition failures and claimed that Fagan's focus on DEI policies diverted resources from operational priorities.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Given the constant demands by wind, solar, and EV company executives for more and more government subsidies to sustain their failing business models, this reality could become disastrous for those rent-seeking industries in the coming years as the era of crony capitalism comes to a close.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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But failing to advance beyond the wild-card round (not to mention losing in infamous or controversial fashion) isn’t what fans had in mind when the front office spoke about building a sustainable contender years ago.—
Kaitlyn McGrath,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Its star players include peptides and lipids—two things eczema-prone skin is deficient in, Dr. Weinstein Velez says.—
Jessica Kasparian,
SELF,
20 Jan. 2025
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Vitamin D More than 40% of adult Americans are deficient in vitamin D. Low levels are linked to fatigue, bone pain, muscle weakness, mood disorders and cognitive decline.—
Lina Begdache,
The Conversation,
7 Jan. 2025
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And no, this isn’t some cheating scandal or love triangle.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Niemann, who had previously admitted to cheating in online games, denied Carlsen's allegations.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Meanwhile, while there may still be a secular public school in this community, if only a small handful of students attend this traditional public school, that school will most likely lack the resources of the Lutheran school, and will offer an inferior education.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
28 Jan. 2025
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The period’s stucco product, the common alternative to wood for exteriors, was inferior to today’s, carrying only a one-hour fire rating.—
Richard Olsen,
Forbes,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Representative Mike Lawler of New York, who has hinted at ambitions for a governor bid in 2026, according to the New York Post, will need to walk a fine line between appeasing his party and not upsetting potential voters in his home state, which could put him at odds with Republicans.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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These weeds require control to prevent upsetting the entire turf ecosystem.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Wedged between the cheerless skyscrapers of Third Avenue and an uncharming stretch of Second, just blocks north of the bro bars of Murray Hill, is a row of nine townhouses.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 Aug. 2024
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Election polls may seem cheerless, inscrutable, and wrapped in data and murky terminology.—
W. Joseph Campbell,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2024
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The issue, of course, is that much of that data is atrocious.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Two falling teams Tennessee stumbles The Lady Vols suffered their first loss of the season to Oklahoma, and their half-court defense was atrocious in the process.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Disappointing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappointing. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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