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Recent Examples of unflattering
The platform was rife with criticism for his involvement in the contest, however, with critics from The Lincoln Project to former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger gleefully circulating unflattering characterizations of the mogul, given the loss.
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Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Ousting a national security adviser so early into his second term would curry unflattering comparisons to his first term, when Trump fired Michael Flynn from the same position after roughly three weeks.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
Hartenstein and Dort are considered among the most physical defenders in the NBA, and in fact, Hartenstein was a member of the New York team two years ago that so thoroughly whipped the Cavs in a playoff series that Cleveland is still trying to shake off unflattering labels from it.
—Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
The president has long clashed with the firm over its work advising Hillary Clinton during her 2016 presidential campaign and connections to the discredited Steele dossier containing unflattering allegations about Trump and his ties to Russia.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
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Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Ousting a national security adviser so early into his second term would curry unflattering comparisons to his first term, when Trump fired Michael Flynn from the same position after roughly three weeks.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
Hartenstein and Dort are considered among the most physical defenders in the NBA, and in fact, Hartenstein was a member of the New York team two years ago that so thoroughly whipped the Cavs in a playoff series that Cleveland is still trying to shake off unflattering labels from it.
—Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
The president has long clashed with the firm over its work advising Hillary Clinton during her 2016 presidential campaign and connections to the discredited Steele dossier containing unflattering allegations about Trump and his ties to Russia.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unflattering
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If this leads to an acquittal, and to unfavorable comparisons to O. J. Simpson’s lawyers, Steel is unlikely to care.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Further, parental reaction to the plan has also been unfavorable.—
Savanah Jackson,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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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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Segments of the online reaction was strong and immediate, with many disappointed in the experience, creating derogatory memes in response.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Sign up for the Evening Report newsletter Musk also mocked Navarro with a derogatory term for someone with a mental disability.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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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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Smartmatic was frequently mentioned when Trump’s lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell appeared as guests on Fox News and Fox Business Network programs in late 2020 and spread Trump’s erroneous charges that voting machines were rigged to throw the election to Joe Biden.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Hampered by this erroneous guidance, health authorities and the American public began to believe that women were physically incapable of producing enough breastmilk.—
Made by History,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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Sometimes the results are inaccurate, generated by AI hallucinations – responses AI systems produce that sound convincing but are incorrect, made up or irrelevant.—
Nicole M. Bennett,
The Conversation,
23 Apr. 2025
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Speaking with the New York Times, Jesuit expert Rev. Thomas J. Reese cited the layout of tables inside the Sistine Chapel, as well as the color of the carpet, to be inaccurate.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The company previously said the union’s allegations were untrue.—
Suhauna Hussain,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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For the past few years, I have been concerned that my second husband’s story about his first wife may be untrue.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2025
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DeSantis had, apparently, figured out a way to stuff Make America Great Again into a sleeker, less objectionable package, one that appealed to both traditional Republican business interests and the newly influential far right.—
Drew Nelles,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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President Trump and his top adviser on downsizing the government, Elon Musk, have ordered nearly every agency to reduce staff on a tight deadline to overhaul the government, in part by eliminating programs the president views as ideologically objectionable.—
Eileen Sullivan,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Unflattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unflattering. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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