unrushed

adjective

Definition of unrushednext
as in unhurried

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Recent Examples of unrushed The home and collection were simply stunning, and her generosity in hosting a private viewing for our Women’s Fund gave us rare, unrushed time with the work. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025 There's an unrushed attitude and an eagerness to listen to others in Scotland. — Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2025 Before each interview, Franklin and Jones make their lunch and, over each one, steadily develop a companionship, preparing their spread in a lovely, unrushed, sometimes silent waltz that becomes more adept with time. — Longreads, 16 May 2024 Under Sarah Hughes’s unrushed direction, Daphne is a tiptoeing, dreamlike affair, too committed to being disquieting to be described as gentle but consistently soft. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for unrushed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrushed
  1. unhurried
  2. deliberate
Adjective
  • The song develops into a slow-burn, lighters-up jam, its long, unhurried coda like getting lost in a sea of echoing, overlapping memories.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Amenities and experiences True to the unhurried rhythm of the avenue, The Warbler provides a complimentary daily streetcar pass, one of the great pleasures of visiting and living in the Crescent City.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of unhurried
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  • New consumer research suggests the shift is more deliberate, and more compatible with luxury growth, than early coverage implied.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Stop motion is such a deliberate practice, where every wrinkle is quite literally sculpted.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of deliberate

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