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as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
an unconscionable number of errors for an important government report
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as in immoral
not guided by or showing a concern for what is right
a politician with an unconscionable disregard for the truth
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Recent Examples of unconscionable
What Trump is doing to its workers is unconscionable.
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Eva Koelzer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
The lack of empathy, the lack of decorum — using profanity at a press conference — and to politicize a tragedy is really unconscionable.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
Related article Civil rights, medical groups sue FDA over ‘almost unconscionable’ delay in ban on menthol tobacco products
Studies suggest that a ban would save lives and money.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Already, the fighting has ceased in Gaza which provides enormous relief to the people there who have been living in very difficult circumstances now for more than a year, not to mention the just unconscionable circumstances the hostages have found themselves in.
—ABC News, 19 Jan. 2025
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Eva Koelzer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
The lack of empathy, the lack of decorum — using profanity at a press conference — and to politicize a tragedy is really unconscionable.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
Related article Civil rights, medical groups sue FDA over ‘almost unconscionable’ delay in ban on menthol tobacco products
Studies suggest that a ban would save lives and money.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Already, the fighting has ceased in Gaza which provides enormous relief to the people there who have been living in very difficult circumstances now for more than a year, not to mention the just unconscionable circumstances the hostages have found themselves in.
—ABC News, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconscionable
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Hurlburt said excessive rainfall in 2023 resulted in an excessive number of closures along parts of the shoreline.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2025
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While many in the Vatican have held up St. John Paul II’s long and public battle with Parkinson’s disease and other ailments as a humble sign of his willingness to show his frailties, others criticized it as excessive and glorifying sickness.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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The campaign materials were unequivocal: Worley believed LGBT influences in society were immoral.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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And so Rose, immortal on the field, with a bat, was judged immoral off it by the saints who guard baseball’s gate.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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While the Midwest and the South are bracing for possible severe storms Friday and Saturday, on Thursday there was a critical risk of fire in Texas and other parts of the Great Plains — and the extreme danger will continue into the weekend.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Some, like the Allen's hummingbird, tricolored blackbird and saltmarsh sparrow, are at extreme risk without immediate intervention, says the report, released Thursday.—
Sarah Metz,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Whoever sells the most wins a car; whoever sells the least is out of a job – a ruthless environment where each character will do anything to come out on top.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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However, his plans to go straight are threatened when his final heist spirals out of control, pulling him into a deadly game of survival against ruthless criminals—including the unhinged Bats (Jamie Foxx) and the wild coupling of Buddy (Jon Hamm) and Darling (Eiza González).—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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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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Research found that professionals who distance themselves from unethical networks are often perceived as more principled and trustworthy.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Nestlé has also been accused of environmental violations, water privatization concerns, and unethical marketing of baby formula in developing countries.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Online education officers respond that their programs face steep startup costs and need expensive technology specialists and infrastructure.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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But shortly into his second term in office, the polls signal frustration over steep losses in the stock market and a potential trade war with some of America’s closest allies.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
15 Mar. 2025
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While Gaudí’s extravagant creations, in particular, are perhaps too spectacular to miss, there is much beauty and history elsewhere in this millennia-old city.—
Coke Bartrina,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2025
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The sequel takes audiences from the idyllic suburbs of Connecticut to the glamorous backdrop of the Italian Riviera, where an extravagant wedding unravels into a murder mystery.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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