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Recent Examples of unaffordable
If the area remains unaffordable for many residents, thousands more could leave this year.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
At the center of the government shutdown are Democrats’ demands that the GOP extend Obamacare premiums, warning of severe price hikes without it that will make health insurance unaffordable for many on the Affordable Care Act plans.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Without the tax credits, health insurance premiums are projected to increase by an average of 93%, making coverage unaffordable for millions.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
While other areas in Florida have become unaffordable, Ave Maria buyers find home ownership attainable in a community with a wide menu of amenities for families of all sizes and ages.
—Ave Maria Development, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
At the center of the government shutdown are Democrats’ demands that the GOP extend Obamacare premiums, warning of severe price hikes without it that will make health insurance unaffordable for many on the Affordable Care Act plans.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Without the tax credits, health insurance premiums are projected to increase by an average of 93%, making coverage unaffordable for millions.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
While other areas in Florida have become unaffordable, Ave Maria buyers find home ownership attainable in a community with a wide menu of amenities for families of all sizes and ages.
—Ave Maria Development, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaffordable
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While breaking a K-pop contract early is typically associated with exorbitant penalties for artists, the group suggested that the label breached contract first, citing alleged mistreatment and mismanagement.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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People lament the exorbitant cost of housing, energy and child care.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Aggies improved to 8-0 and showed exactly why wealthy schools unhappy with their progress but facing the pain of expensive buyouts may be willing to eat costs that in the past might have been prohibitive.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
27 Oct. 2025
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There has been mounting outside pressure on LSU to make a coaching change at the top, but Kelly's approximate $52 million buyout is prohibitive.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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The domestic fracking boom drove the price of natural gas down and wholesale energy prices down with it, leaving the plant uneconomical, said Tom Content, executive director of the Wisconsin Citizens Utility Board.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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In some, very uneconomical cases, cheap drones have been shot down with interceptor missiles worth millions of dollars.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Civil Code Section 4740 grandfathers rental prohibitions, while Section 4741 bans rental prohibitions and unreasonable restrictions.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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But this is perhaps an artificial high tempo, dictated by an unreasonable number of substitutes.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Dodgers, with baseball's biggest payroll, have used their financial ability to pluck some of the most sought-after and most expensive free agents on the market.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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And while Starbucks’ store format is expensive to upkeep, customers have become less willing to pay higher prices for its drinks since the COVID pandemic and ongoing economic downturn.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Unfortunately, Disney is proposing costly economic terms that would raise prices on YouTube TV customers and give our customers fewer choices, while benefiting Disney’s own live TV products - like Hulu + Live TV and, soon, Fubo.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
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But several costly mistakes on offense rendered all of Miami’s one-sided statistics irrelevant as Brooks pointed out.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Luckily, this option from Quince offers all of the luxury without the steep price tag typically associated with cashmere.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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This resulted in a dearth of micro-collections of organic cotton T-shirts or one-off collections that didn’t address the company’s larger goals, while general consumption and production were on a steep rise.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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To many listeners, Powell was saying stocks are overpriced.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Tradmall Travel Umbrella, which is 50 percent off, will not only keep you dry, but will also prevent you from buying an overpriced umbrella if you get caught in the rain on vacation.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Unaffordable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaffordable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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