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Recent Examples of unprintable But even if computers are [unprintable expletives], their problems have often been encountered and fixed by some other poor soul. Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2025 Perhaps the most memorable number is the one with an unprintable title that invites the audience to flip off Ted Cruz. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025 However Hedges wanted to tell the day’s story — through video, graphics or various unprintable acts — was fine with him. Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025 Roman drivers finally got some relief on Monday when, after 450 days of traffic chaos and unprintable curses, a ribbon-cutting ceremony heralded the opening of an underpass along the Tiber River near the Vatican that immediately cleared traffic from what is now Rome’s largest pedestrian area. Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unprintable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprintable
Adjective
  • The couple quickly began receiving death threats and obscene phone calls.
    Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Banners or signs may not be commercial in nature or obscene, or cause any disturbance to other fans.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Gilliam is not contesting states' rights to ban profane, sexualized or vulgar plates.
    Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Two Beal City high schoolers received thousands of vulgar text messages from an unknown sender for months.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Investigators said the pornographic material heightened concerns about the risks posed to federal systems.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Pete alleges Cooper also promoted a deepfake pornographic video of her.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Sean Gardner/Getty Images This comes just weeks after Zilisch suffered a nasty fall from his car in Victory Lane at Watkins Glen, which resulted in a broken collarbone.
    Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Parents pushing, people cutting lines, nasty attitudes everywhere, especially outside and in Sephora.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The cards’ robust stainless-steel construction can withstand extreme handling like drops, foul weather and almost any other element that happens to come along.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Their journey takes a detour when her mom turns out to be a foul-mouthed truck driver, launching the trio into a cross-country odyssey filled with eccentric encounters, outrageous mishaps, and unexpected emotional revelations.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Wearing shoes in the home tracks soil from outside, leaving floors dirtier and requiring more frequent sweeping.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Laptop screens get spattered, smeared, dusty, and dirty from frequent use.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Away from a filthy Superdome and Convention Center where they had been holed up for days.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Alexander pulled out a baby-blue melodica to lay down a filthy ska rhythm for his band.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Unwavering loyalty Schrandt told ABC News that any deportations to Afghanistan are an unacceptable outcome.
    Chris Boccia, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Cosmetics are not the only place that regulators assessed an unacceptable level of risk.
    Keyaira Boone, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Unprintable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprintable. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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