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Recent Examples of unmentionable
There exists a dangerous chilling trend in education whereby many subjects have become effectively unmentionable.
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Chris Doyle, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
With minimal means, Jacquot evokes a society of narrow norms, in which privilege (as of rank, wealth, and gender) left vast margins for their violation, and in which depredations are rendered unmentionable and therefore unacknowledged and unredressed.
—Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 14 July 2021
Mental illness was simply unmentionable.
—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
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Chris Doyle, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
With minimal means, Jacquot evokes a society of narrow norms, in which privilege (as of rank, wealth, and gender) left vast margins for their violation, and in which depredations are rendered unmentionable and therefore unacknowledged and unredressed.
—Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 14 July 2021
Mental illness was simply unmentionable.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmentionable
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There’s an intangible, ineffable quality to it, but the reviews are glowing.Justin Williams, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Buddha's ineffable wisdom teaches a profound truth: Thoughts define our reality.Veronica Angela, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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In his Wednesday interview on French radio, French FM Barrot suggested that Musk's interventions in European nations' domestic politics were even more inappropriate because Musk is part of President-elect Trump's government-in-waiting.Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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John Anthony Ayala, of Colton and who previously worked at Inland Peak Performance and F1 Training in San Bernardino, sent inappropriate texts to the girl, according to a Jan. 3 news release by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Highland station.Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
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Duran had already been charged with improper conduct for his reaction to the red card.Callum Davis, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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One of the most alarming findings comes when Matson shows gaps in the marble shower's corners, warning of potential water damage due to improper sealing.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s involvement in Saudi domestic politics, encouraging the rise of the crown prince, was unseemly and unnecessary.F. Gregory Gause III, Foreign Affairs, 6 July 2022
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This whole - this while issue of not being able to get in is - is unseemly.CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Though police and prosecutors in at least two counties have joined forces to aggressively tackle the illicit drug together, few agencies in the rest of the region have made investigating fentanyl deaths a priority, the Star found.Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Throughout the Biden administration, Cuba has worked with U.S. law enforcement – primarily through its engagement with the FBI as well as through the multilateral body Financial Action Task Force – to combat illicit financing, including the funding of terrorism.Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
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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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The section says that Amazon believes in creating a diverse and inclusive company and that inequitable treatment of anyone is unacceptable.Annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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One glaring weakness Poles probably spent too much time talking about Williams’ role in the unacceptable number of sacks.Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communication line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of the Media.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Preliminary findings indicate that an unauthorized person obtained certain files, which could contain personal data.Wes Davis, The Verge, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Unmentionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmentionable. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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