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Recent Examples of unflattering
The other side: Ayotte's ads have put an unflattering spotlight on the state's largest city, Manchester, where Craig was mayor from 2018 to the beginning of this year.
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Mike Deehan, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Trump’s interactions with his late brother Freddy (Charlie Carrick) are, to put it mildly, unflattering (though pale in comparison with how Freddy is treated by his father).
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2024
The consequences are dire indeed, with Uncle Phil (James Avery) losing business, Ashley (Tatyana Ali) breaking her ankle, Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) dyeing his hair an unflattering shade of blonde for a Macaulay Culkin costume gone wrong and Aunt Vivian (Janet Hubert) kicking Will out of the house.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Here too the suffragist is associated with a black cat, to unflattering, ridiculous effect.
—Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
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Mike Deehan, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Trump’s interactions with his late brother Freddy (Charlie Carrick) are, to put it mildly, unflattering (though pale in comparison with how Freddy is treated by his father).
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2024
The consequences are dire indeed, with Uncle Phil (James Avery) losing business, Ashley (Tatyana Ali) breaking her ankle, Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) dyeing his hair an unflattering shade of blonde for a Macaulay Culkin costume gone wrong and Aunt Vivian (Janet Hubert) kicking Will out of the house.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Here too the suffragist is associated with a black cat, to unflattering, ridiculous effect.
—Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unflattering
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But Trump’s return, and pledge to end the war quickly, has fueled concern that an unfavorable truce might be forced on Ukraine.Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Hezbollah's military infrastructure has been significantly degraded, and the Lebanese group agreed to a ceasefire with Israel last month under extremely unfavorable terms.Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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Though the pollen gunk will pass, he's concerned by a contingent of Twitter trolls who've shared uncomplimentary reviews of his recent North American tour.Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 21 Jan. 2022
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Neither party admitted to liability and each agreed to refrain from making disparaging, negative or uncomplimentary statements about the other, the document said.Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2022
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All 15 students were arrested last month for allegedly punching, kicking, spitting on and calling a man derogatory names after luring him into an off-campus apartment on Oct. 15 under false pretenses, according to Salisbury police.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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The upcoming changes are part of nationwide efforts to examine and replace derogatory terms on geographic features.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
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The 2023 Economic Report Of The President published in March of 2023 was relatively disparaging of cryptoassets and DLTs.Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Prior to appearing on Cunningham's show on Monday, Huggins made more disparaging remarks about Xavier.Emily DeLetter, The Enquirer, 10 May 2023
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In a statement accompanying its quarterly earnings results, the department store chain said a single employee responsible for small package delivery expense accounting had intentionally created erroneous cost entries from the fourth quarter of 2021 through the third quarter of 2024.Rob Wile, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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An employee with responsibility for small package delivery expense accounting intentionally made erroneous accounting accrual entries to hide about $151 million of cumulative delivery expenses from the fourth quarter of 2021 through the third quarter of 2024, Macy’s indicated.David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Poor quality or insufficient data may lead to inaccurate outcomes.Melissa Houston, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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However, Richard spent many years in Yorkshire, so the accent is likely inaccurate.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
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Americans, like human beings everywhere, believe many things that are obviously untrue.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Morrible, who tells a completely untrue account of the show’s first act finale, announces that Fiyero and Glinda are engaged to calm a crowd worried about the Wicked Witch.Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2024
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Gaetz was the most objectionable among a group of nominees who would have faced immediate disqualification during an earlier era.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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The opening foreward of the book points out that some of the content might be objectionable to some modern audiences.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Unflattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unflattering. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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