as in unacceptable
too bad to be excused or justified
an unjustifiable attack that must be avenged
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Recent Examples of unjustifiable
Thanks to an unjustifiable special exemption from federal antikickback-corruption laws granted by Congress, PBMs are allowed to pocket massive drug-pricing rebates—often 40% and higher—instead of passing on those savings directly to patients.
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Steve Forbes, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
That so many of these subtle strengths are undermined by poor structure, unjustifiable plotting, and an inattention to detail in basic storytelling is a real shame.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2024
Consider the tragic murder of Selena Quintanilla Pérez by Yolanda Saldívar, the former president of the singer’s fan club, or Britney Spears, who shaved her hair off in an act of protest against the unjustifiable harassment and targeting from paparazzi.
—Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 13 Sep. 2024
Redbox’s failure to remove the Kiosks has caused and continues to cause CVS substantial and unjustifiable economic harm, as well as damages for loss of use and enjoyment of its premises that are not readily financially compensable.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024
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Steve Forbes, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
That so many of these subtle strengths are undermined by poor structure, unjustifiable plotting, and an inattention to detail in basic storytelling is a real shame.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2024
Consider the tragic murder of Selena Quintanilla Pérez by Yolanda Saldívar, the former president of the singer’s fan club, or Britney Spears, who shaved her hair off in an act of protest against the unjustifiable harassment and targeting from paparazzi.
—Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 13 Sep. 2024
Redbox’s failure to remove the Kiosks has caused and continues to cause CVS substantial and unjustifiable economic harm, as well as damages for loss of use and enjoyment of its premises that are not readily financially compensable.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjustifiable
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And there's a lengthy list of unacceptable offenses that can get people ejected or even banned from venues.Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Zelenskyy expressed concern over potential pressure on Ukraine should Donald Trump win the presidency, stating that any attempt to force it to surrender its territories would be unacceptable.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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And the idea of the Broncos upsetting the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs is outrageous.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
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The late-night host weighed in on a collection of increasingly outrageous political headlines during his Jimmy Kimmel Live monologue on Monday, including conservative commentator Tucker Carlson’s recent admission that he was mauled by a demon while in bed with his wife and their four dogs.EW.com, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Continuing to post on X has been indefensible for some time.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Photo: Buena Vista Pictures/Everett Collection The only flat-out indefensible film in Coppola’s career, Jack serves mainly to underscore all the ways in which Big could have gone horribly wrong.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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Yes, but: Even after the inexcusable loss, the 4-3 team is still in the playoff hunt.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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This is not only inexcusable in Sunja’s mind but also impossible.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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To Solomon, this is what makes the whole thing unforgivable.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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Kansas State stands at the top of Big 12 hill, and Manhattan, Kan., in November could be every bit as unforgivable as games in Washington or Oregon.Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2024
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Unless the distress among the German people should become insupportable, any sudden advance movement on their part that relied on force would be doomed to failure without armed support and assistance from outside.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
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There are people of goodwill who think the way out of this insupportable situation lies in the fight for equal democratic rights in a single state for everyone living in the territory between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
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In her small and deeply Catholic community, suicide is an unpardonable sin, so a horrible crime lures her with the promise of escape.Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2024
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As her recent award accolades attest, Zine was a force of nature from first take to last, the conduit through which the viewer experiences the dread, horror, anguish and grief of witnessing her father murdered for the unpardonable sin of speaking his truth.Alexander Woo, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2024
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That forces him to descend the 8,000-foot-and-higher safety zone of the Rocky Mountains, and into the lower-elevation danger zone where vicious monsters roam free.John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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Scott, the old pro, knows how to give these scenes a vicious vitality that overcomes any thoughts about how the Romans supposedly got live sharks in the water.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Unjustifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustifiable. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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