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Recent Examples of inedible
Time itself begins to falter — clocks spin strangely, pipes clog without reason, and most tragically, Lucius’ once-perfect soufflés have gone from magical to inedible.
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Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
The bitter bracket mushroom is nontoxic but considered inedible because of its taste.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2025
Amid the inedible food, the cold, and fear he might be deported, one moment stood out as the hardest to bear – immigration officials denying him permission to be present at the birth of his firstborn child.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Reading his recent fiction, one might feel duped in the way of the tourist who eats at a beachfront restaurant only to discover that, because the view is lovely and the foot traffic abundant, the food gets away with being nearly inedible.
—Book Marks
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
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Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
The bitter bracket mushroom is nontoxic but considered inedible because of its taste.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2025
Amid the inedible food, the cold, and fear he might be deported, one moment stood out as the hardest to bear – immigration officials denying him permission to be present at the birth of his firstborn child.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Reading his recent fiction, one might feel duped in the way of the tourist who eats at a beachfront restaurant only to discover that, because the view is lovely and the foot traffic abundant, the food gets away with being nearly inedible.
—Book Marks
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inedible
Adjective
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Researchers have hypothesized that great white sharks have started to identify humans as a nonedible presence in SoCal waters.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2023
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The next step is to figure out a way to make as many of those nonedible pieces out of edible materials instead, as well as finding a way to carry a payload (like water) in an edible container.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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The prebiotics found in supplements and food are an indigestible fiber that passes through your digestive tract until reaching your colon.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Soaking, grinding, and pressing remove much of the indigestible fiber and complex carbs.13 This makes the proteins more accessible for the body to absorb.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Inedible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inedible. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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