as in wrong
falling short of a standard
this work is entirely unacceptable
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Recent Examples of unacceptable
Plan for what to say and do if boundaries are violated
Speaking of boundaries, Goldberg suggests setting up some parameters in your mind beforehand of what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior.
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
This move aligns with growing pressure from animal rights activists, who advocate for crocodile skin and snakeskin handbags to become as unacceptable as fur coats in global fashion.
—Essence, 2 Dec. 2024
The widespread suffering still being wrought by this disease is unacceptable.
—Peter Sands, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Such a measure would be unacceptable and would lead to inflation and job losses in both the United States and Mexico.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
This move aligns with growing pressure from animal rights activists, who advocate for crocodile skin and snakeskin handbags to become as unacceptable as fur coats in global fashion.
—Essence, 2 Dec. 2024
The widespread suffering still being wrought by this disease is unacceptable.
—Peter Sands, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Such a measure would be unacceptable and would lead to inflation and job losses in both the United States and Mexico.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unacceptable
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Six people, including two children, are dead after a person driving a pickup truck the wrong way on a Mississippi highway collided with a car.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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There are many reasons why Donald Trump is wrong about tariffs.John Gustavsson, National Review, 7 Dec. 2024
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So this poor kid [who finished in last], this single guy, for a year had to have a Fathead of his buddy in boxers, a giant life-size Fathead above his bed.Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The cub was also hairless and found in poor condition.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
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My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
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If anything, the living conditions seemed to get worse.Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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While working as an advocate for victims of domestic violence herself, she was attacked by someone else’s abuser and her symptoms got worse, particularly trouble with her balance.Marina Kopf, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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In healthy individuals who aren’t deficient in biotin, biotin supplementation will likely have no effect on hair growth, the same review concluded.Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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The latest decision in the 30-year-long legal saga vacated a Baltimore Circuit Judge’s previous ruling regarding school funding, but still ultimately rejected the plaintiffs’ attempt to revive the litigation over claims of deficient education standards at city schools.Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
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Although there is high demand among students for internships and other work opportunities, our education-employer ecosystem is doing a horrible job delivering them.Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Everyone is forgetting conveniently about October 7, but that was a horrible day for the world, not for Israel, for the world.TIME Staff, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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As a unit, the Bengals defense has been awful, only scoring four PPG, which is the 4th least in the NFL.Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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But even if the company succeeds, internet users have a way of pushing the boundaries of new tools like this until every possible awful output has been demonstrated.Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Jack McBrayer plays a flustered resort concierge who delivers the terrible news to two bridezilla-esque adults who won’t be walking down the aisle in white but are still very invested in the nuptials.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Food is terrible, the vibe is off, absolutely trash.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Unacceptable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unacceptable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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