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We were in an almost unbearable state of excitement.
this heat is unbearable—when are we going to get air-conditioning?
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Jeff grants this request, and Gabe humiliates himself on national television for fifteen unbearable seconds.
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
The first season ended on an excruciatingly good cliffhanger, making the wait between seasons even more unbearable.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
With Bunraku puppets, culpability for unbearable individual acts is shared, making intimate human violence possible and even disturbingly beautiful.
—Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Israel’s bombs and bullets, together with its intentional disruption of humanitarian aid, has made life in Gaza unbearable.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 4 Oct. 2024
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
The first season ended on an excruciatingly good cliffhanger, making the wait between seasons even more unbearable.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
With Bunraku puppets, culpability for unbearable individual acts is shared, making intimate human violence possible and even disturbingly beautiful.
—Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Israel’s bombs and bullets, together with its intentional disruption of humanitarian aid, has made life in Gaza unbearable.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Unbearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbearable. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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unbearable
adjective
un·bear·able
ˌən-ˈbar-ə-bəl 
ˈən-,
-ˈber-
: greater than can be borne
unbearable pain
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