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Recent Examples of unserviceable Lake Okeechobee, as an example, dropped to levels that left it dry and unserviceable. Ryan Rossi, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025 The growing prevalence of chronic diseases, an aging population and an increasing utilization of healthcare resources is unserviceable by traditional methods of care delivery. Waqaas Al-Siddiq, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Cub Scout Pack 238 placed and / or replaced unserviceable American Flags at the headstones of all Veterans in honor of Veterans Day, after an opening Ceremony with color guard from the Sons of the American Revolution at Bel Air Memorial Gardens Sunday. The Aegis, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024 The equipment that was there was outdated and broke frequently — not because someone did something wrong, but because the parts were old and unserviceable or because the repair unit didn’t feel like coming out. Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024 By 2008, government debt was unserviceable, social services had disintegrated, and life expectancy had plunged to 32 years for women and 34 years for men. Tendai Biti, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2019 But the new president, Maithripala Sirisena, who wanted to extricate Sri Lanka from some of the Chinese contracts, quickly found that the terms were inflexible and had left the country with virtually unserviceable levels of debt. Andrew Small, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2018 Dire reports warned of unserviceable and overflowing toilets and looming trench foot. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023 Although the Avtomat Kalashnikova is known for superior reliability, the rifles were likely unserviceable. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unserviceable
Adjective
  • Towns and hamlets have been largely pulverized along the front lines and for miles beyond; even American air defenses are mostly useless, because setting them up invites an immediate Russian attack.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • Apart from evidence, some of the most important testimonies in the case were also deemed useless during the investigation.
    Alex Gurley, People.com, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • However, for many travelers who take only one or two flights a year, that's impractical advice.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 11 July 2025
  • Aside from being impractical, the new importation strategy would leave America’s drug supply vulnerable to dangerous counterfeit medicines from abroad.
    Sally C. Pipes, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • There’s also the risk that the new genes are unsuitable for Florida waters, and any interbreeding would weaken local stock.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2025
  • Washing Windows Cleaning windows works best in good lighting to achieve a streak-free finish, making nighttime an unsuitable time for the task.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • On some days areas of the park were unusable for families.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
  • Inspectors said the employee restroom was unusable.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025

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“Unserviceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unserviceable. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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