untenable

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Recent Examples of untenable That was partially a financial move, done to get off Poole’s contract after a poor season, but it was also done to split an untenable locker room situation. Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 As the player’s on-field performances decline, things become untenable. John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025 As in Ukraine, Biden made the fateful decision to cling to war aims that had become untenable, even as pointless civilian suffering escalated and the political upside of his posture vanished. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 This lack of collaboration is untenable in the current reality where the sea of fast-moving, stealth attackers threatens to overwhelm the dike entirely. Jonathan Fischbein, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for untenable 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untenable
Adjective
  • Its economy and productivity are weak, debt is high and trade diversification is low, the analysts added, singling out the country’s already-declining softwood lumber industry as particularly at risk.
    Jenni Reid, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
  • When those cells outnumber the osteoblasts, though, there's an overall loss of bone tissue, resulting in weaker, more fragile bones.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Instead, try to ground yourself in the present and challenge irrational fears with evidence and logic.
    Amy Blankson, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
  • After all, mathematicians have long known that most numbers are irrational.
    Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In response to Kelley calling the union demands unreasonable, Lacey said the president's comments were insulting.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The share of frisks and fuller searches complying with the ruling — and the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment guarantee against unreasonable searches and seizures — were lower than the stop numbers.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025

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