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Recent Examples of unspeakably
And finally… The death of seven PAOK supporters in a road accident last week was an unspeakably awful tragedy, and one that will hang over the club for a long time.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
But tackling the Navier-Stokes equations for fluids in three dimensions is unspeakably difficult, so mathematicians have started with easier versions of the problem.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
My two nights at Glastonbury were unspeakably fabulous.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Denying families who are just getting their feet on the ground in their new American communities is unspeakably misguided, especially when denying basic nutritional assistance undermines their ability to achieve self-sufficiency and stability as quickly as possible.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2025
To borrow an entire kitchen and dining room is another, unspeakably rude thing.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
But tackling the Navier-Stokes equations for fluids in three dimensions is unspeakably difficult, so mathematicians have started with easier versions of the problem.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
My two nights at Glastonbury were unspeakably fabulous.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Denying families who are just getting their feet on the ground in their new American communities is unspeakably misguided, especially when denying basic nutritional assistance undermines their ability to achieve self-sufficiency and stability as quickly as possible.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2025
To borrow an entire kitchen and dining room is another, unspeakably rude thing.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspeakably
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The man is facing a charge of grossly negligent homicide, with state prosecutors in Innsbruck accusing him of making multiple errors, including seeking help too late and not carrying suitable equipment.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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But Roger Noll, professor emeritus of economics at Stanford University, said such estimates are often grossly inflated.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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These athletes run dozens of miles, generally in the heat, at altitude, or in bad weather, up and down mountains, all while attempting, sometimes miserably, to eat and drink enough to keep going.—
Dan England,
Outside,
5 Feb. 2026
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Brown then tried to ride the anti-tax, spending-limit movement into the White House two years later — but failed miserably.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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There are significant worries that AI can readily go off the rails or otherwise dispense unsuitable or even egregiously inappropriate mental health advice.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Trump, of course, was rude, untruthful, and excessively, if not quite so egregiously, long-winded in his first term, too.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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This has become a flagrantly abusive practice.—
Kate Callen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the killing of Pretti, the authorities are now promising an internal probe that no one can possibly trust after DHS has spent months flagrantly violating the law and people’s civil and constitutional rights.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Unspeakably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspeakably. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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