as in chaotic
having no definite or recognizable form
writes unstructured compositions that some people might not even regard as poems
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Recent Examples of unstructured
If the garment is labeled as dry clean only but is an unstructured, unlined piece, such as a knitted sweater, it can be hand-washed.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
One particularly important application of machine learning is in the manipulation of unstructured environments.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Nov. 2024
Here, those words are embroidered across the front of an unstructured, six-panel canvas ball cap in a typeface design created by Elisa Wong to brand the L.A. Times’ plants coverage.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
But the unstructured and informal nature of tips also creates problems with fairness among workers.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
One particularly important application of machine learning is in the manipulation of unstructured environments.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Nov. 2024
Here, those words are embroidered across the front of an unstructured, six-panel canvas ball cap in a typeface design created by Elisa Wong to brand the L.A. Times’ plants coverage.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
But the unstructured and informal nature of tips also creates problems with fairness among workers.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unstructured
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unstructured
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Well, outside of the chaotic final seconds where, with Washington clinging to a 7-point lead, a game official’s error stopped the clock, leaving the Saints with time to spike the ball, call a play and complete a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Foster Moreau as time expired.Ben Standig, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Launching Tuesday, the special was filmed in the slightly less chaotic locale of Hawaii, one of Chieng’s favorite places to work and vacation.Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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In contrast to these amorphous resolutions, John’s death provided a substantial, if tragic, endpoint.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
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Comedy is the word to describe that amorphous, precious, sacred moment of connection between two parties in which a ridiculous but startling truth about the human experience is fully understood.Vulture Editors, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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Iris’ tutoring is shapeless and hardly encouraging, rousing skepticism in an older pupil (played by Hong regular Lee Hye-young) wary of her teacher’s unorthodox methods.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
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When a public figure sits across from a podcast host to embark on a purportedly shapeless, stream-of-consciousness chat suffused with crude jokes and senseless tangents, an odd alchemy occurs: the speakers begin to sound like pals bantering at a pre-game, with the listener as a silent confidant.Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
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That doubtlessly makes Skeleton Crew feel more formless than would be acceptable if the series had been trimmed down to a movie.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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There is clearly some strife between Ben and Louise, unresolved tension that is often exacerbated by Ben’s unemployment, along with his tendency to be a formless wet blanket.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
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What’s unformed and ungainly here makes that patience finite.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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One is weather, with an as-yet unformed hurricane, which will be named Helene, likely to graze Florida's space coast later this week.Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024
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There is a wealth of knowledge and experience here to sift through and, at times, the film’s editing leaves these individual’s offerings unshaped or unclear.Sarah-Tai Black, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
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It’s by far the album’s worst song, and the one that feels most unshaped by Max Martin’s touch.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2021
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“Unstructured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unstructured. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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