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Recent Examples of inexcusably
Instead of keeping the ball tucked, Mitchell tried to extend it and inexcusably lost the ball.
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James Boyd, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
After the storm, attempts to rescue people trapped in their homes and to get them out of town were inexcusably slow.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
James Boyd, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
After the storm, attempts to rescue people trapped in their homes and to get them out of town were inexcusably slow.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexcusably
Adverb
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Glen Powell is an unreasonably charming actor at his best playing funny, good-hearted guys.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The bill would task the state’s attorney general with establishing the guidelines to determine unreasonably excessive prices for captive consumers, such as at airports, hospitals, sporting events, large festivals or in correctional facilities.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Show business can be exposing and unbearably harsh, which is tough to deal with at any age, let alone for young actors who haven't fully matured yet.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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Any person who comes from a big family and has planned a wedding will tell you that while the idea of an intimate guest list sounds glorious, making the requisite cuts is unbearably stressful.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Al’s is famous for its obscenely generous loaded baked potatoes, the kind locals stretch across four meals.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow (Glen Powell) will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Unbelievably, unconscionably, ICE agents are killing American citizens such as Renee Good.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2026
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Many have noted that the health care system in the United States is an inefficient, unconscionably expensive, gawd-awful mess.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Will Vicari’s wig and makeup design complete the extravagantly artificial fashion of the period.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Duvalier and his family lived extravagantly while Haiti suffered in poverty and violence.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Inexcusably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexcusably. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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