beyond the pale

idiom

: offensive or unacceptable
conduct that was beyond the pale

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Inviting high schoolers into a private Signal chat and involving them in discussions and events which promote political violence is just beyond the pale. Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025 The cast and reunion host Tan France continued to frame Stause’s use of social media as beyond the pale. Judy Berman, Time, 5 Nov. 2025 Clearly, this new congressional map is beyond the pale. Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025 What was once beyond the pale has little by little become accepted. Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beyond the pale

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“Beyond the pale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond%20the%20pale. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.

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