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Recent Examples of unbearably
The Balaclava Nothing beats a balaclava on those unbearably cold days.
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Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
Why make flights unbearably chilly, then?
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
The fact that calls here are so unbearably real adds an extra gut punch to an already distressing scenario.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2025
Thus, with those over the age of 33 consigned to ashy nothingness, and everyone else expecting to only live a few more years, the world of Clair Obscur is almost unbearably strange and sad, suffused with a genuinely desolate eeriness.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Access to electricity was unreliable, and thus Afghan winters were unbearably cold.
—Sofie Buckminster, semafor.com, 16 Nov. 2025
Before too long, the day would be unbearably hot.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Read more about this unbearably adorable two-month-old baby pygmy hippopotamus at the link in bio.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Cooking can be a relaxing, meditative act—that is, until your eyes start to sting unbearably.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbearably
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Fernández was said to have – not unreasonably – anti-trust concerns about Disney’s dominant sports market position.—
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Now, the justices have agreed to consider whether the Mississippi Supreme Court unreasonably determined Pitchford waived his right to challenge the race-neutral reasons prosecutors put forth for striking the four prospective jurors after his trial.—
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Divorce court for the obscenely moneyed is the ideal venue for observing this particular kind of specimen.—
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The narrative of the obscenely rich exploiting every link in the chain to amass more wealth — at the expense of shareholders, government banks and the people of India — was the old story.—
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Instead of keeping the ball tucked, Mitchell tried to extend it and inexcusably lost the ball.—
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After the storm, attempts to rescue people trapped in their homes and to get them out of town were inexcusably slow.—
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Many have noted that the health care system in the United States is an inefficient, unconscionably expensive, gawd-awful mess.—
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This picture book is immersive, evoking the itch of a sweater or the satisfying softness of a banana (as opposed to other intolerably crunchy snacks).—
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“Unbearably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbearably. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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