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Recent Examples of uninitiated
For those uninitiated, this beauty of a dish is a thick T-bone cut from the Chianina cow, simply seasoned and grilled to perfection.
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Jenn Rice, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
For the tragically uninitiated, The O.C. was a teen drama that aired on Fox for four seasons, from 2003 to 2007.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 26 June 2024
Lambeau Field’s historical lore is a must-see for any uninitiated NFL fan (Week 12, Nov. 24).
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
To uninitiated visitors, the store might have looked like a wash of white, but Mrs. Schacter ensured that no bride would be lost in a sea of tulle.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
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Jenn Rice, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
For the tragically uninitiated, The O.C. was a teen drama that aired on Fox for four seasons, from 2003 to 2007.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 26 June 2024
Lambeau Field’s historical lore is a must-see for any uninitiated NFL fan (Week 12, Nov. 24).
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
To uninitiated visitors, the store might have looked like a wash of white, but Mrs. Schacter ensured that no bride would be lost in a sea of tulle.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninitiated
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Whether these findings map onto kids who are unschooled in the context of worldschooling remains to be seen without systematic longitudinal studies; anecdotal evidence from the parents in my research suggests mixed results.Jennie Germann Molz, Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2024
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Some research also suggests that children who are unschooled underperform on academic assessments, particularly regarding reading.Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2024
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To an untutored lurker, the whole thing seemed like … a frickin’ ballet, or some less dainty choreography, a headlong dance of astounding precision.Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
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Blessed with a harsh, untutored, yet inimitably soulful voice, MacGowan forged a blend of traditional Irish folk music and punk rock that was later mimicked outright by bands the Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly, and left a clear influence on acts such as Gogol Bordello and Mumford and Sons.Andrew Barker, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
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The images made by Botto seem aesthetically pleasing but also feel—to my untrained eye, at least—like fairly generic AI image generator offerings.Will Knight, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
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At best, an untrained puppy might entertain themselves in ways that are inconvenient or destructive for you.Lucy Notarantonio, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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With all northbound lanes closed, traffic backed up, but an unprepared motorist struck the back of another vehicle, sending that car into a spin.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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So many military commanders were suspended from their duties because of their roles in the martial law decree that concern spread that the South was militarily unprepared to deal with a potential North Korean aggression, although the military dismissed such ideas.Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
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Still, with this inspirational true story, the streamer stands to reach a much wider public than Perry’s typical audience, reminding how much of American history remains untaught and largely untold.Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Until recent years, the story of how this period affected California’s Indigenous peoples had largely gone untaught or underrecognized.Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2024
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As funds grow larger, the combination of junior associates seeking a track record and unskilled entrepreneurs seeking more VC at earlier stages could lead to significant failures.Dileep Rao, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Many of those jobs, though categorized as unskilled labor, require specialized training and physical stamina that is not readily available in the existing U.S. workforce.Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
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The dismantling of American national security agencies through unqualified appointments and purges of the civil and foreign service will concentrate power in the White House while undermining the long-term capacity of the government to protect the safety and interests of the American people.Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
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But because so many Republicans today have fallen into the Trump cult, Murkowski and Collins must lead — with the courage that Kennedy praised — to bring along two or three moderate Republicans to reject clearly unqualified nominees.Frederic B. Hill, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
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Despite the exhibition’s dynamism and appreciated efforts to frame each work for the viewer, the accompanying wall text and political readings felt thin and inexpert at times.Dallas News, Dallas News, 6 May 2022
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The procedure is not without risk: The mortality rate from tellurium injections is 12 percent, and can rise as high as 68 percent for children when the work is performed by an inexpert hand.Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 2 Sep. 2022
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“Uninitiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninitiated. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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