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Recent Examples of unexceptionable
This seems unexceptionable today, when even popular language columnists, such as the Times’ John McWhorter, are manifest descriptivists.
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Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
Opponents have dismissed it as a screed, but much of it is a recitation of unexceptionable (and often boilerplate) arguments against wokeness.
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Tunku Varadarajan,
WSJ,
7 Jan. 2024
For all Miss Manners knows, that may still motivate some guests, although the practice has become common to the point of being unexceptionable.
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Jacobina Martin,
Washington Post,
20 Dec. 2022
The floor has been put in unexceptionable order for dancing, and the Committee on Arrangements flatters itself that every possible preparation looking to the enjoyment of the dancers has been provided for.
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Merrie Monteagudo,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 July 2022
Now and then, Byrne puts the songs on hold and issues a few short political commands; as the movie’s title suggests, though, these are so unexceptionable (everyone should register to vote!), and so whimsically benign, that only the most churlish of viewers will dissent.
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Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2020
This president has only, to my recollection, addressed the whole country on a national issue from his office once, and his appearance then was unexceptionable.
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Conrad Black,
National Review,
30 Oct. 2019
Guarding against betrayal, whether deliberate or accidental, is also unexceptionable.
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Jennifer Sims,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Nov. 2013
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
Opponents have dismissed it as a screed, but much of it is a recitation of unexceptionable (and often boilerplate) arguments against wokeness.
—
Tunku Varadarajan,
WSJ,
7 Jan. 2024
For all Miss Manners knows, that may still motivate some guests, although the practice has become common to the point of being unexceptionable.
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Jacobina Martin,
Washington Post,
20 Dec. 2022
The floor has been put in unexceptionable order for dancing, and the Committee on Arrangements flatters itself that every possible preparation looking to the enjoyment of the dancers has been provided for.
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Merrie Monteagudo,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 July 2022
Now and then, Byrne puts the songs on hold and issues a few short political commands; as the movie’s title suggests, though, these are so unexceptionable (everyone should register to vote!), and so whimsically benign, that only the most churlish of viewers will dissent.
—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2020
This president has only, to my recollection, addressed the whole country on a national issue from his office once, and his appearance then was unexceptionable.
—
Conrad Black,
National Review,
30 Oct. 2019
Guarding against betrayal, whether deliberate or accidental, is also unexceptionable.
—
Jennifer Sims,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Nov. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unexceptionable
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And on the surface, Lind's premise is unobjectionable.
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This is useful for all sorts of unobjectionable things, such as Covid testing and tracing.
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Hating a people is never acceptable.
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The same reservations, of course, apply to RealD 3D in standard theaters – acceptable in laser projection, avoid if not.
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Shirts tied to a specific tour, an album release or a now-defunct venue tend to be the most desirable.
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Such qualities might be unobjectionable, even desirable, in and of themselves, but their ubiquitous appearance across the internet has turned them into instant design clichés.
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Bartlett’s posture is ramrod straight, his voice a pleasant, precise British lilt that’s nothing like his natural Australian accent.
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Dogs are welcome, and the shaded setting is a pleasant place to linger.
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This delightful journey starts by passing through a decorative iron gate supported by stone pillars.
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There’s something delightful about plays about grand divas in crisis.
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Top Wall Street analysts help investors look past near-term noise and pick attractive stocks with solid long-term growth potential.
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The convertible is also painted Verde Scuro, a rare color for Mondials and and a quite attractive dark-green hue.
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“Unexceptionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexceptionable. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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