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as in unbearable
more than can be put up with
this stifling heat is intolerable
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as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
the intolerable haste with which the press passed judgment on the accused
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Recent Examples of intolerable
Furthermore, patient preparation, side effect and adverse event profiles can be intolerable.
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
And that's just an intolerable way of proceeding under representative democracy.
—Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
These shortcomings include racial bias, the law's rudimentary acknowledgement of the effects of brain damage and mental illness, prosecutorial misconduct, shoddy defense representation, and the intolerable risk of executing the innocent.
—Martin Sheen, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
Their rounded faces, their piercings and makeup, their lateness and absences and profuse, careless apologies—their vulnerability was almost intolerable.
—Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
And that's just an intolerable way of proceeding under representative democracy.
—Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
These shortcomings include racial bias, the law's rudimentary acknowledgement of the effects of brain damage and mental illness, prosecutorial misconduct, shoddy defense representation, and the intolerable risk of executing the innocent.
—Martin Sheen, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
Their rounded faces, their piercings and makeup, their lateness and absences and profuse, careless apologies—their vulnerability was almost intolerable.
—Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intolerable
Adjective
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Outside, on First Avenue, the traffic was unbearable.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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For their families, this moment is filled with cautious optimism and unbearable anxiety.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Forgiveness for students who saw excessive loan interest after 10 or 20 years would likely no longer be an option.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Indian rupee has been depreciating against the U.S. dollar this week, but the government has enough foreign exchange reserves to stem any excessive currency moves, sources within the government said.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
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There, back-to-back wet winters triggered last year’s extreme land movement that warped roads, cracked houses and transformed landscapes.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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However, these approaches can face challenges, including limited effectiveness in mitigating the sharp, high-frequency impact noises of pickleball and having potential durability issues in extreme weather.—
Scott Miller,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Your voice is insane.—
Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com,
al,
4 Apr. 2023
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But obviously winning the grand jury prize was insane.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2023
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This pick is also available in four other colors and a variety of smaller and larger sizes, but the oatmeal hue offers the steepest discount.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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One helicopter, the Guardian 1, used heat sensors to identify the group of three men who had become stranded with injuries on a steep section of the mountain crowded by tall trees.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Archaeologists found the artwork in the floor of an extravagant mansion in Pompeii known as the House of the Faun in 1831.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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Top 3 Can't Miss Known for its extravagant events featuring LGBTQ+ icons, Nemacolin is a resort to experience at least once.—
Jared Ranahan,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Intolerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intolerable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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