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Recent Examples of unbearably
Read more about this unbearably adorable two-month-old baby pygmy hippopotamus at the link in bio.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Her mother sounds unbearably gentle.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Cooking can be a relaxing, meditative act—that is, until your eyes start to sting unbearably.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
There was an unbearably long pause.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
The production, directed by Simon Godwin from a version by David Eldridge, takes a while to find itself, perhaps because Ibsen dumps exposition into an unbearably clunky first scene or because the play doesn’t introduce its heart, Hedvig, for nearly half an hour.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
And the way that people marginalize and attack the Trans community, especially politically, is unfathomable to me, and so unbearably cruel.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The fact that calls here are so unbearably real adds an extra gut punch to an already distressing scenario.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Ok, today is now unbearably slow.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 3 Sep. 2025
Rebecca Schneid, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Her mother sounds unbearably gentle.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Cooking can be a relaxing, meditative act—that is, until your eyes start to sting unbearably.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
There was an unbearably long pause.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
The production, directed by Simon Godwin from a version by David Eldridge, takes a while to find itself, perhaps because Ibsen dumps exposition into an unbearably clunky first scene or because the play doesn’t introduce its heart, Hedvig, for nearly half an hour.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
And the way that people marginalize and attack the Trans community, especially politically, is unfathomable to me, and so unbearably cruel.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The fact that calls here are so unbearably real adds an extra gut punch to an already distressing scenario.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Ok, today is now unbearably slow.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbearably
Adverb
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Many people in your situation would begin to believe, not unreasonably, that their expertise is sufficient to guide them through the season.—
Andy Behrens,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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In other words, under the law of nuisance, a property owner can’t unreasonably use their property to damage another property, whether the damage is caused by ashes or by sound.—
Christopher A. Combs,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Willa became a fan favorite — the aspiring playwright who offers an outside perspective of the obscenely wealthy and manipulative Roy family.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Most of the obscenely immense rules governing eduction should also be given the heave-ho.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Instead of keeping the ball tucked, Mitchell tried to extend it and inexcusably lost the ball.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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After the storm, attempts to rescue people trapped in their homes and to get them out of town were inexcusably slow.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Many have noted that the health care system in the United States is an inefficient, unconscionably expensive, gawd-awful mess.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This picture book is immersive, evoking the itch of a sweater or the satisfying softness of a banana (as opposed to other intolerably crunchy snacks).—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Unbearably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbearably. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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