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Recent Examples of unmentionable
Mental illness was simply unmentionable.
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The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2021
Her continued focus on class, the great American unmentionable, made Ms. Tax a distinct voice.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
And as these details were either boring or unmentionable (as in your case and mine), their interest was gratified by fantasies.
—David Mamet, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022
There were no further updates, so the unmentionable crime wave appeared to have been thwarted.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2022
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The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2021
Her continued focus on class, the great American unmentionable, made Ms. Tax a distinct voice.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
And as these details were either boring or unmentionable (as in your case and mine), their interest was gratified by fantasies.
—David Mamet, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022
There were no further updates, so the unmentionable crime wave appeared to have been thwarted.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmentionable
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Read: The rise of anti-liberalism Annihilation is another conversion novel, this time about a secular Frenchman’s awakening to that same ineffable cosmos.Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
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In Bradley’s work, cosmetic spoons or spatulas exist primarily for hygiene reasons, but also lend an ineffable sense of… something.Brennan Kilbane, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024
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Refuse to let anyone talk you into something inappropriate or expensive.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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With nowhere else to turn, Gregory calls his dad for honest advice, hoping to find one person who agrees that fighting a student’s parent would be inappropriate.Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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The filing also details various legal proceedings, including investigations by the DOJ and SEC related to allegations of improper billing and remuneration.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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However, an investigation by the Associated Press found that the film was based on flawed and improper analysis of cell phone location data.Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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The committee had by this time earned a reputation for unseemly grandstanding, and White played this to his advantage.Benn Steil, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2013
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But what finally derailed the case was the Nixon administration’s unseemly overtures to the judge.Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2024
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On Tuesday, Vice President Nguema Obiang Mangue ordered new measures to prevent judiciary and ministry officials from engaging in illicit acts at work, a government statement said.Reuters, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Cases like these — and the slew of illicit shops padlocked by police on the local news — have the potential to alarm Americans who have only just begun to support the notion of legalization, and provide fuel for those who are opposed to it.Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine, 5 July 2017
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2017
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An American president who thinks strategically would likely conclude that the risks and costs associated with tariffs-as-a-tactic would be remarkably high, if not unacceptable.Samuel Gregg, National Review, 1 Nov. 2024
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Not holding my breath for Mike Johnson or Elise Stefanik to state the obvious that this is unacceptable, dangerous, & shameful.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Security measures such as regular vulnerability assessments and patching, use of AI security tools, network and user segmentation, continuous security awareness training, and supply chain security can significantly reduce the risk of infiltration and unauthorized entry.Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The share of Black voters who preferred deporting unauthorized immigrants to offering them a path to citizenship doubled from 12 percent in 2016 to 24 percent in 2024.Michael Tesler, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Unmentionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmentionable. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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