as in unwanted
not searched or asked for
the meddling neighbor insisted on giving us unsought advice
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Recent Examples of unsought
Dering declined to comment Tuesday about how the media attention has impacted sales and the company, as well as the precariousness of navigating such unsought publicity.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
On the 21st of April, only a third of the way through spring, our 88 degrees may have seemed thermal precocity, an unsought rush to summer.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2023
The Sugarplum Fairy, after an unsought interregnum, is presiding over the Land of Sweets at the New York City Ballet.
—Michael Paulson, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
The federal ban on vaping on commercial flights, instituted in 2016, was meant to protect passengers from unsought exposure to aerosols.
—New York Times, 5 July 2022
What’s more, as Anna Della Subin explores in her bracingly original Accidental Gods, unsought divinity was a remarkably widespread phenomenon that spanned centuries and continents.
—Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books, 19 Aug. 2021
The boy opened fire, shooting a 13-year-old classmate and a teacher — and putting Alexander in a small, unsought fraternity of innocent people who have survived two gun attacks.
—Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 10 June 2018
Sometimes the oddest unsought advice can be found in your doctor’s waiting room self-help magazines.
—Orange County Register, 4 Jan. 2017
Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
On the 21st of April, only a third of the way through spring, our 88 degrees may have seemed thermal precocity, an unsought rush to summer.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2023
The Sugarplum Fairy, after an unsought interregnum, is presiding over the Land of Sweets at the New York City Ballet.
—Michael Paulson, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
The federal ban on vaping on commercial flights, instituted in 2016, was meant to protect passengers from unsought exposure to aerosols.
—New York Times, 5 July 2022
What’s more, as Anna Della Subin explores in her bracingly original Accidental Gods, unsought divinity was a remarkably widespread phenomenon that spanned centuries and continents.
—Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books, 19 Aug. 2021
The boy opened fire, shooting a 13-year-old classmate and a teacher — and putting Alexander in a small, unsought fraternity of innocent people who have survived two gun attacks.
—Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 10 June 2018
Sometimes the oddest unsought advice can be found in your doctor’s waiting room self-help magazines.
—Orange County Register, 4 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsought
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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
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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
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Be cautious not only with unsolicited communication but also with messages from friends or relatives; they may sometimes get hacked and unknowingly send you malicious links.Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Opt for secure communication channels whenever possible. 5) Do not click on links: Avoid clicking on any links or downloading attachments from unsolicited emails.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Work on increasing cash flow, reducing unnecessary expenses and improving profit margins.Anatoly Iofe, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Ravi Parikh, an Emory University oncologist who was the study's lead author, told KFF Health News the tool failed hundreds of times to prompt doctors to initiate that important discussion -- possibly heading off unnecessary chemotherapy -- with patients who needed it.Darius Tahir | KFF Health News, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Showing up at that dinner uninvited is a power play intended to cow both other oligarchs and Trump.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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According to Laghi's son Bruno, his father left the windows of his car open the evening before to cool off, a decision that ultimately left him with an uninvited new pal in the driver's seat.Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Standards from every period of our lives remain cross-indexed in our brains to be called up in whole, or in part, or, in fact, to come to mind unbidden.E.L. Doctorow, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Every screen suddenly has a logo either urging the user to try an A.I. service or signaling that an A.I. product has been delivered unbidden.Tom Scocca, airmail.news, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Unsought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsought. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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