unwanted
adjective
un·want·ed
ˌən-ˈwän-təd 
: not wanted or needed
attracting unwanted attention
giving away some unwanted possessions
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What that translates to for audiences is better intelligibility — words that land rather than wash — and a cleaner overall mix, because the engineer is no longer spending mental and technical energy fighting unwanted signal at the source.
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Dave Brooks,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
Their Ballon d’Or-winning winger Ousmane Dembele had the ball in his hands, a decoy to avoid unwanted attention on the actual taker Mbappe, and Dembele quite literally laughed in the face of the petulant Velazquez.
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Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
This unwanted movement, known as the polysulfide shuttle effect, causes active material loss, side reactions, self-discharge, and rapid capacity degradation.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
Leaving it in piles around your yard can lead to unwanted reseeding and regrowth.
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Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
4 July 2026
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Dave Brooks,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
Their Ballon d’Or-winning winger Ousmane Dembele had the ball in his hands, a decoy to avoid unwanted attention on the actual taker Mbappe, and Dembele quite literally laughed in the face of the petulant Velazquez.
—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
This unwanted movement, known as the polysulfide shuttle effect, causes active material loss, side reactions, self-discharge, and rapid capacity degradation.
—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
Leaving it in piles around your yard can lead to unwanted reseeding and regrowth.
—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
4 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for unwanted
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“Unwanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwanted. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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