unpublishable

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Recent Examples of unpublishable Wayne acknowledged the catch with some unpublishable praise. Calum McAndrew, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024 Another invective suggesting an unhealthy and unpublishable appreciation of sheep emerged from the Irish actor's mouth and astounded Devine. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023 The book was probably unpublishable. Deborah Cohen, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2022 Turner also said the current academic standard and research grant system is less supportive of the type of time-consuming work, often resulting in unpublishable findings, that will be required to thoroughly understand and investigate the rock record of early animal evolution. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 July 2021 See All Example Sentences for unpublishable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpublishable
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, the Astors, who had amassed a nearly obscene amount of real estate in New York City, became the country’s first multimillionaires by smuggling opium.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
  • The use of obscene or profane language, personal attack, libel, slander, defamation, physical violence or the threat thereof, as determined by the presiding officer, shall constitute a disturbing a lawful meeting.
    Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • Early in his career, he was known for generating headlines—some of them unprintable—and a temper that could have started fights in an empty room.
    Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • Che and Jost give each other savage one-liners — unprintable, in some cases.
    Andy Hoglund Updated, EW.com, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • The juvenile in Canada was charged with indecent communications, uttering threats, public mischief and mischief over $5,000.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Cowan was arrested in August 2011 and charged with Daniel’s murder, indecent treatment and interfering with a corpse, the report states.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Season one is a smutty yet wonderful crescendo of self-destruction driven by a cast of characters that includes Fleabag’s intensely awkward sister Claire (Sian Clifford), her selfish and pretentious stepmother (Olivia Colman), and her clueless father (Bill Paterson).
    Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Are any of these turns worth sitting through nine hours of smutty true crime recreations?
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • The room was filthy, prescription bottles around the room, one bed with no sheets.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 27 June 2025
  • Photograph: Chris Null As anyone who’s ever stuck a cotton swab in there knows, your ear canal is a filthy, disgusting place.
    Christopher Null, Wired News, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • Its music video was just as bold, showcasing futuristic fashion and tongue-in-cheek visuals that matched the song's raunchy reputation.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • To his point, the salon is primarily a showcase for Omar King, a neurodivergent person of color whose folksy demeanor belies his raunchy writing style.
    John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
Adjective
  • The year that final season aired, 2004, is possibly when television’s prurient obsession with rich people really kicked off, with the launch of shows including Desperate Housewives, Entourage, and, notably, The Apprentice.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 June 2025
  • Then it was replaced by prurient talk about a nude shot.
    Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Rafah faces 12 counts of committing lewd and lascivious acts with minors, according to a South San Francisco Police Department news release.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
  • Norman Riemer, 54, was arrested on April 30 and is facing five counts of lewd or lascivious molestation against a victim under the age of 12.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025

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“Unpublishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpublishable. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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