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as in unappetizing
disagreeable or disgusting to the sense of taste
pasta and honey is an unpalatable combination
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as in unpleasant
not giving pleasure to the mind or senses
hesitated before sharing some of the more unpalatable details of his captivity
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Recent Examples of unpalatable
This is the plight and challenge for pollsters (and candidates) in 2024: the measurement of the disastrous and the unpalatable.
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David Paleologos, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
This is an admittedly unsatisfying and politically unpalatable approach.
—Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2024
The idea of strong political parties may be unpalatable to many voters, who have negative views of both the Democratic Party and the GOP.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2024
This is an ungainly and unpalatable status quo, especially given the litany of war crimes perpetrated by Assad’s regime, but the further consolidation of power under Assad would still be worse for the people living in Syria’s northwest.
—Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2023
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David Paleologos, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
This is an admittedly unsatisfying and politically unpalatable approach.
—Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2024
The idea of strong political parties may be unpalatable to many voters, who have negative views of both the Democratic Party and the GOP.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2024
This is an ungainly and unpalatable status quo, especially given the litany of war crimes perpetrated by Assad’s regime, but the further consolidation of power under Assad would still be worse for the people living in Syria’s northwest.
—Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpalatable
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Afterall, there are few things as unappetizing as a spoonful of stale cereal.Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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The holiday rush is in full swing across the US as last-minute travelers try to reach their destinations in unappetizing weather conditions.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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Almost everyone is bitter, unpleasant, scheming, self-centered, manipulative or awful (or just plain crazy).Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The news, predictably, was unpleasant: the Olympic roster was about to leak, and Clark wasn’t on it.Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Those choices seem even more baffling and distasteful after watching this documentary, which shows the real Lyle breaking down with shame on the witness stand over his abuse of Erik.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024
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The performance of the big meal is done, the mood has relaxed, the more distasteful guests are long gone.Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2024
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Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2019
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His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.SI.com, SI.com, 1 Feb. 2018
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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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Even as the country seeks to emerge from the legacy of those seven horrible years, however, a new government elected in 2023 has become the first since the fall of the dictatorship to justify the regime’s extrajudicial killings and violent repression.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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The corps’ push for additional benefits coincided with a harsh realization for the British Army: For white men, service in the West Indies was viewed as a death sentence due to the high risk of disease.Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Remove all types of rose winterization in mid-March before the plants break dormancy but after harsh winter temperatures have passed.Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
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If anything, the living conditions seemed to get worse.Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Now this runs the risk of being one of those stories that will look really bad if James asks out to chase another ring, but there’s zero evidence that’s in the cards.Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Axis will leave a vacuum that other unsavory forces could fill.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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PayPal knows that people use Venmo for unsavory endeavors.Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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