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Recent Examples of unmentionable
Even at unmentionable speeds, reining in two supercars, the E60 felt rock-steady and sturdy.
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Sean Evans, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
There exists a dangerous chilling trend in education whereby many subjects have become effectively unmentionable.
—Chris Doyle, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
Mental illness was simply unmentionable.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2021
With minimal means, Jacquot evokes a society of narrow norms, in which privilege (as of rank, wealth, and gender) left vast margins for their violation, and in which depredations are rendered unmentionable and therefore unacknowledged and unredressed.
—Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 14 July 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmentionable
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The film draws power from the subtle specificity; Børsum’s voice, low and knowing, comes suffused with an ineffable meaning.—
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Some of those moms include the terrific performers Cindy Cheung and Liz Wisan, and the play itself promises satire, songs, bouffon, bodily fluids, and, underneath it all, a contemplation of overwhelming joy and ineffable heartache.—
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The bill contained a number of measures meant to protect the immigrant community from inappropriate and unlawful stops, searches and detainment and a call to adopt model policies for the state.—
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No Epstein survivor or associate has ever made a public allegation of wrongdoing or inappropriate behavior by the former president or his wife in connection with his prior relationship with Epstein.—
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Typically, the inspector general investigates schemes defrauding Medicare, improper payments -- such as to insurance companies to cover Medicaid members who had died -- and whether states are doing adequate oversight of providers in their borders.—
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Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg is also looking into the issue, initially identifying nearly 1,000 potentially improper PPP loans involving city employees.—
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For any of us who have ever nursed private, unseemly doubts or jealousies, Arnett is a tonic.—
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Scrambling to find a district that fits, though sometimes unseemly, is commonplace for politicians of both major parties after the usual once-a-decade redistricting process.—
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The announcement follows the federal government’s crackdown on illicit sports gambling and point-shaving schemes that involved the NBA in October.—
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The idea is to remove non-paying riders, often who are homeless, mentally ill or taking illicit drugs, from the system.—
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
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And this love makes violence and injustice unacceptable.—
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In a county of nearly 2 million residents, this is simply unacceptable.—
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Such separations are essential to operational security, ensuring that unauthorized individuals cannot access highly sensitive information.—
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An audit report released in October found that a manager with Austin Water misspent $78,000 to pay contractors for unauthorized services.—
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“Unmentionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmentionable. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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