as in unsatisfactorily
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Recent Examples of undesirably
Both of these species are large aquatic rodents that influence ecosystems – beaver dam building changes how water moves, sometimes undesirably for land owners, while nutria are non-native and damaging to wetlands.
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Alex Jensen, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
While some liners deliver an undesirably smudge-effect, Victoria Beckham Beauty perfectly plumps.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
Alex Jensen, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
While some liners deliver an undesirably smudge-effect, Victoria Beckham Beauty perfectly plumps.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undesirably
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Along similar lines, January 6 defendants and their advocates, who perceive Dhillon as insufficiently supportive of their cause, have voiced anger over her potential promotion.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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The crowd at an event for James Fishback, a Florida gubernatorial candidate, who, like many other young conservatives, considers MAGA insufficiently radical.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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It should be noted that a tree or any other plant, for that matter, does not stand much of a chance in the long term where the soil drains inadequately.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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Juries in the two trials determined that Meta inadequately policed its site, putting kids in harm’s way.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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For the visitors’ winner, Anthony Gordon unwisely attempted to dribble inside his own half and carelessly lost possession.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Advertisement Tom unwisely selects a female Jimmy nicknamed Jimmima (Emma Laird) as his opponent and is promptly and methodically disarmed as painfully as possible.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
16 Jan. 2026
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Don’t be pointlessly inscrutable.—
Kim Scott,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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But Senate Democrats in recent months have perfected the strategy of pointlessly running this tactic into the ground.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Undesirably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undesirably. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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