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Recent Examples of unbearably
While the area can be unbearably hot in the summer and quite brisk in the winter, fall and spring are the best times of year to visit.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2026
As ever, Depardon films this necessarily private, almost unbearably intimate social procedure with curiosity, a profound feeling for the gravity of these fateful conversations, and a palpable sensitivity to the suspects in legal limbo.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
The Balaclava Nothing beats a balaclava on those unbearably cold days.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
Thus, with those over the age of 33 consigned to ashy nothingness, and everyone else expecting to only live a few more years, the world of Clair Obscur is almost unbearably strange and sad, suffused with a genuinely desolate eeriness.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Access to electricity was unreliable, and thus Afghan winters were unbearably cold.
—Sofie Buckminster, semafor.com, 16 Nov. 2025
Before too long, the day would be unbearably hot.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Read more about this unbearably adorable two-month-old baby pygmy hippopotamus at the link in bio.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Her mother sounds unbearably gentle.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2026
As ever, Depardon films this necessarily private, almost unbearably intimate social procedure with curiosity, a profound feeling for the gravity of these fateful conversations, and a palpable sensitivity to the suspects in legal limbo.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
The Balaclava Nothing beats a balaclava on those unbearably cold days.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
Thus, with those over the age of 33 consigned to ashy nothingness, and everyone else expecting to only live a few more years, the world of Clair Obscur is almost unbearably strange and sad, suffused with a genuinely desolate eeriness.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Access to electricity was unreliable, and thus Afghan winters were unbearably cold.
—Sofie Buckminster, semafor.com, 16 Nov. 2025
Before too long, the day would be unbearably hot.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Read more about this unbearably adorable two-month-old baby pygmy hippopotamus at the link in bio.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Her mother sounds unbearably gentle.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbearably
Adverb
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Fernández was said to have – not unreasonably – anti-trust concerns about Disney’s dominant sports market position.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
21 Dec. 2025
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Now, the justices have agreed to consider whether the Mississippi Supreme Court unreasonably determined Pitchford waived his right to challenge the race-neutral reasons prosecutors put forth for striking the four prospective jurors after his trial.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
17 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Is the obscenely neon orange color necessary?—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
6 Jan. 2026
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Powell stars as a man offing his obscenely wealthy family to resecure an inheritance.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Instead of keeping the ball tucked, Mitchell tried to extend it and inexcusably lost the ball.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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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
Adverb
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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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The data doesn’t show how many Texans were automatically re-enrolled — and who might unenroll if their premiums rose intolerably.—
Sasha Richie,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Jan. 2026
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This picture book is immersive, evoking the itch of a sweater or the satisfying softness of a banana (as opposed to other intolerably crunchy snacks).—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Unbearably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbearably. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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