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
  • To authenticate Trump's note and the obscene drawing that accompanied it, Journal reporters claim to have seen the album and talked to people knowledgeable about it.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Guests will enjoy the experience free from disruptive behavior, foul language, obscene gestures, fighting, unruly conduct or inconsiderate actions.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Many of them uncharitable and nasty, some of them vulgar and unprintable.
    John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • 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
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
  • One of the canines was wrapped in a spring protruding from a broken, threadbare couch, and yelping for help when cops arrived at the filthy apartment in the Belmont section of the Bronx on Aug. 4, officials said.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2025
  • An image of the inside of the bunker, released by the sheriff’s office, showed a filthy mattress in a corner, a folding chair and a fan.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 26 July 2025
Adjective
  • Still, the studio ultimately passed on the raunchy comedy about a pack of male dogs’ last hurrah the night before their buddy Bull (voiced by Adam Devine) is to be neutered.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Nick Kroll co-created the raunchy comedy, which explores puberty, sexuality, and the never-ending embarrassments of adolescence.
    Huntley Woods, EW.com, 9 Aug. 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
  • Lopez has a conviction for lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 in Norwalk, California. 5.
    Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
  • Dance with a big, lascivious drag queen and post it.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025

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“Unpublishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpublishable. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.

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