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Recent Examples of unspeakably
The Avs became a group of falling stars, going splat and getting swept by the Golden Knights in an unspeakably awful series.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
The film’s unspeakably haunting final shot typifies Cannes 2026 to a tee, its free-floating detachment from reality doubling as a revelatory expression of our own relationship to it.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
Like really bad attitude, but also does some unspeakably bad things in this story.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
The film’s unspeakably haunting final shot typifies Cannes 2026 to a tee, its free-floating detachment from reality doubling as a revelatory expression of our own relationship to it.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
Like really bad attitude, but also does some unspeakably bad things in this story.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Adverb
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But given the larger stadiums and substantially higher ticket prices, that number appears to grossly understate actual ticket revenues.—
Richard Sheehan,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
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While some plaintiffs who took the bait may have been only grossly ignorant, certainly some were guilty of bad faith, anti-Blackness, and opportunistic collaboration with white supremacy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
Adverb
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Otherwise, every one of the top draft picks Elias took from 2019-2022 – third baseman Gunnar Henderson, outfielder Colton Cowser, infielder Jackson Holliday, outfielder Heston Kjerstad and second baseman Jordan Westburg — has either underachieved or failed miserably.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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One was to pressure Iran to fully open the strait and free 1,600 commercial ships stuck in the Persian Gulf, which failed miserably.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
11 May 2026
Adverb
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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,
1 June 2026
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In fact, the performance is so egregiously underwhelming that any masochists who plan on seeing it anyway should probably look up clips of the real Eisenhower before hitting theaters.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
26 May 2026
Adverb
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Now, there are good reasons for this inevitability to get kicked down the road, specifically for JoAnne, who doesn’t trust Duncan and doesn’t want to break the law, at least not so flagrantly.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
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The vast majority of drivers stop speeding after one or two camera violations, but a small and extremely reckless group of super speeders flagrantly endanger themselves and everyone around them.—
Mike Flynn,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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In the eyes of the public (and, in many ways, state law) that conviction is a one-way street — no matter how shoddily a particular case has been handled, or what new evidence has come to light.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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