unlivable

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Recent Examples of unlivable In Gaza now, too, some 90% of the population has been displaced, and much of the territory has been made unlivable by widespread Israeli bombing. Callum Sutherland, Time, 22 Sep. 2025 This is a level not seen on this planet since there were crocodiles and palm trees in the Arctic Circle 50 million years ago—when there was no ice on Antarctica, and the tropics would have been totally unlivable for mammals like ourselves. Peter Brannen august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025 The floodwaters made Dillion’s home unlivable, caving in parts of the ceiling. Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025 Netanyahu has repeatedly claimed that killing Palestinians—the toll stands at more than 59,000 Palestinians—and rendering Gaza unlivable was necessary to destroy Hamas. Zaha Hassan, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unlivable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlivable
uninhabitable
Adjective
  • Temperature reductions from extensive tree coverage offer sustainability benefits beyond mere aesthetics — a critical consideration in a climate where outdoor spaces become nearly uninhabitable for months each year.
    Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Category 5 hurricanes, the most intense, bring winds of at least 157 mph and can render entire regions uninhabitable for weeks.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Unlivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlivable. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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