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Recent Examples of unreceptive
To their credit, Lawyers Defending American Democracy and the other plaintiffs did just that, only to find the appropriate authority unreceptive.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2025
Is the primary electorate simply unreceptive to centrist points of view?
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Others continue burning cash in the pursuit of profitability but are finding the market unreceptive.
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Hippler appeared unreceptive to their arguments that the IGG techniques violated Kohberger's constitutional rights and questioned whether the defendant even had standing to challenge the investigatory tactic.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2025
Is the primary electorate simply unreceptive to centrist points of view?
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Others continue burning cash in the pursuit of profitability but are finding the market unreceptive.
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Hippler appeared unreceptive to their arguments that the IGG techniques violated Kohberger's constitutional rights and questioned whether the defendant even had standing to challenge the investigatory tactic.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreceptive
Adjective
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But no other Republican has made any serious move toward the job, or toward building the kind of partisan coalition Vance holds together.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The emerging cross-partisan consensus on plastics offers a rare opportunity to push for a real policy agenda.—
Justin Zorn,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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However, curiosity can interrupt that narrow-minded thinking, according to Maya Nehru, MA, LMFT, a psychotherapist offering services in anxiety and trauma in San Diego and Washington.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
25 Mar. 2026
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This is a valid concern, which is why the solution must be comprehensive, not narrow-minded.—
Jerry Presley,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The problem with our politics is not that each of us is biased.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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There are always biased results in any research.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But the rich sometimes actually can face a prejudiced jury.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
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For their part, Berman and Bryant have a reason to be prejudiced against trees, but Berman doesn’t hold a grudge after a tree crushed one of their cars on Bryant’s birthday nine years ago.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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If left untreated, the buildup can lead to partial or complete vision loss, according to Genentech.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The country saw a wave of emigration – and a serious brain drain – in the wake of a partial military mobilization that was announced in September 2022.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Gaza protests had been galvanizing for Republicans, who, even before October 7th, had viewed universities as captured by radical thinking on race and politics, rife with grade inflation, and intolerant of conservatives.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Plants are intolerant of dry summer soil, making summer a stressful time for planting.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Each of them was punched in the face as the attacker yelled out his bigoted remarks, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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This is a guy who could write these incredibly bigoted figures, and then also write this really searing indictment of American materialism.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Unreceptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreceptive. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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