as in inappropriate
not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation
all the movies playing now are violent or otherwise unsuitable for a child's birthday party
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Recent Examples of unsuitable
But presidents don’t have the right to act surprised when a truly unsuitable name is put forward and the move is met with almost universal condemnation or at best skepticism.
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The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 18 Nov. 2024
Prior to that, the state’s licensing authority could deny licenses when a criminal history made someone unsuitable to treat patients by reviewing their history and current circumstances.
—Stephen Simpson, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024
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For that reason, many believe an outdoor venue would be unsuitable as a temporary home to begin the 2025 season.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Too many clubs are now bound by unsuitable capacities, where demand for tickets outstrips supply.
—Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
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The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 18 Nov. 2024
Prior to that, the state’s licensing authority could deny licenses when a criminal history made someone unsuitable to treat patients by reviewing their history and current circumstances.
—Stephen Simpson, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024
More news: Dodgers Veteran Has Parting Shot For Yankees' Jazz Chisholm on Social Media
For that reason, many believe an outdoor venue would be unsuitable as a temporary home to begin the 2025 season.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Too many clubs are now bound by unsuitable capacities, where demand for tickets outstrips supply.
—Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsuitable
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The defense also highlighted that specific allegations about inappropriate touching weren’t made until late November 2019 during the investigation.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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This shift would enable regulators to identify and address issues promptly–whether inappropriate coding patterns or emerging care delivery challenges – through gradual, annual adjustments rather than dramatic overhauls.Rajeev Ronanki, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Notably, the inspector general's review said there was no evidence that the investigations were influenced by politics or other improper considerations.Robert Legare, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
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The final ingredient of the DOGE cocktail is the potential improper conduct of the entity itself.Lisa Gilbert and Robert Weissman, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Six people, including two children, are dead after a person driving a pickup truck the wrong way on a Mississippi highway collided with a car.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Available in a wide array of waist sizes from S to 3XL, this adjustable belt — which has seven holes — is almost hard to go wrong in terms of sizing.Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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The toy maker advised parents that the label was incorrect and directed consumers who had already purchased the product to discard its packaging and contact Mattel Customer Service.Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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But the chances of an offer shared with applicants interested in NYC Lab School for Collaborative Studies and Millennium High School were incorrect due to an error in the programs’ seat availability.Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
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The head of the ruling People Power Party turned course from Thursday in announcing that the president is unfit to lead the country.Joohee Cho, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
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The team used a P.E. locker room at the stadium since the normal visitors locker room has been unfit for use recently due to a sewage issue, according to MCSD public information officer Matt Jenkins.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2024
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Some artists and publishers are unhappy with the way their content is being scraped freely by companies like OpenAI and Google to train their large language models — AI models trained on huge quantities of data to generate humanlike responses.Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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Cronin — who had to cancel some summer shows this year due to unspecified health issues — further acknowledges that there’s acrimony between he and Hall, and he’s been unhappy with some of the social media discourse blaming him for the end of the REO Speedwagon name.Gary Graff, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Unsuitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsuitable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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