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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
The unpalatable truth is that every new gadget has a cost in terms of manufacturing, shipping, operating life, and, eventually, waste.
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Simon Hill, WIRED, 22 Apr. 2023
Isak remains razor-sharp as ever Newcastle may have considered unpalatable sales of first-team players in their desperate bid to satisfy the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR) last month, but Howe rightly would not even countenance the prospect of losing Isak.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 27 July 2024
In a way, Vance and Walz are on a similar mission: make the other guy unpalatable.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
This is the plight and challenge for pollsters (and candidates) in 2024: the measurement of the disastrous and the unpalatable.
—David Paleologos, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
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Simon Hill, WIRED, 22 Apr. 2023
Isak remains razor-sharp as ever Newcastle may have considered unpalatable sales of first-team players in their desperate bid to satisfy the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR) last month, but Howe rightly would not even countenance the prospect of losing Isak.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 27 July 2024
In a way, Vance and Walz are on a similar mission: make the other guy unpalatable.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
This is the plight and challenge for pollsters (and candidates) in 2024: the measurement of the disastrous and the unpalatable.
—David Paleologos, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpalatable
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But asking them not to cook food that smells unappetizing to you, and is likely delightful to them?Diana Budds, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
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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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Still, with a budget deficit looming next year and a mayor whose preferred mode of dealing with unpleasant fiscal realities is to hike taxes, revenue grabs like congestion pricing are always on the table.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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While a person infected with the virus may experience unpleasant symptoms, others may be asymptomatic and show no symptoms at all.Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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Fans were quick to call out Kardashian, 44, and point out the distasteful timing of these promotions, especially as people's homes were being destroyed by the flames.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Euphemisms: These are words designed to deflect attention from something considered distasteful or unpleasant.Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 3 Dec. 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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Given this area’s rich history with horrible weather and big events at this time of year, there is still a chance that the Cotton Bowl will be postponed until Saturday.Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
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How horrible for my sweet little nephews to watch their house disappear like this.Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Florida threatens to lead the nation in state killings now because of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new law, the nation’s harshest, allowing as few as eight of 12 jurors to recommend execution instead of a unanimous verdict.Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
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Soviet scientists at the time believed that strays, given that they were already accustomed to harsh conditions, would be better suited to the extreme environments of space.Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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During the worst of the firestorm Tuesday, the winds were so bad that air operations were suspended.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Related to this, the second Trump administration begins in a much worse fiscal place as the first Trump government did in 2016.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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In an effort to protect taxpayers from potential litigation, jail time and other unsavory outcomes of tax fraud, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Coalition of Scam and Scheme Threats (CASST) released new measures surrounding how to claim the Fuel Tax Credit.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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The unsavory arrangement came to light Sunday, Jan. 12, when a man, identified as 67-year-old Cleo Spence, called the Albany Police Department to have the mom and her children evicted from his home on East Broad Avenue, officials said.Mark Price, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Unpalatable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpalatable. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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