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Adjective
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The joke implies that Timur, stripped of all the trappings of power and authority, is essentially worthless.—
Perin Gürel,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026 -
If Zaslav couldn’t get the stock price higher than $10 within five years, his options would ultimately be worthless.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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In postseason play in all sports, millions are watching who have not watched all year and this is the unworthy picture of UConn women’s basketball and its coach they were given.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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The use of childish internet and video-game memes to describe violence is coarse and unworthy of the men and women who go in harm’s way.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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The water is disgusting-looking.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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These words then take on guilt by association because of the things we have been socialized to find unpleasant, uncomfortable, or disgusting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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After backing out of an agreement to trade first-round picks in 2026 and 2027 for Crosby, DeCosta was decried as dishonorable, dirty and duplicitous, especially after Baltimore signed another accomplished edge rusher, Trey Hendrickson, to a free-agent deal the following day.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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But is failing to reach an agreement with the refs worth putting out a dishonorable product?—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Meritless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meritless. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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