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as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
untouchable oil lying deep within the earth
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as in sacred
not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with
an untouchable target for criticism as far as the local newspaper was concerned
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Recent Examples of untouchable
Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Analysing Forest's midfield options Are Real Madrid untouchable?
—New York Times, 17 Aug. 2024
Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2019
The relative increase in the Muslim population that the census had established, and the uncertain status of untouchables and tribal groups as Hindus for enumeration purposes made the definition of a Hindu all the more critical.
—Vikram Sampath, Quartz India, 20 Aug. 2019
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That said, the closest two players to untouchable are Thompson and Dahlin.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Analysing Forest's midfield options Are Real Madrid untouchable?
—New York Times, 17 Aug. 2024
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Two hundred million of them are Dalit, or what used to be called untouchables.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2019
The relative increase in the Muslim population that the census had established, and the uncertain status of untouchables and tribal groups as Hindus for enumeration purposes made the definition of a Hindu all the more critical.
—Vikram Sampath, Quartz India, 20 Aug. 2019
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This may be because these plants are hidden in rock piles in a relatively inaccessible and poorly known mountainous area.GrrlScientist, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Church's half of the concert proceeds will benefit, among many things, a lack of roadway infrastructure to businesses, hospitals and schools that could remain inaccessible for months and potentially forever be impacted by last week's disaster.Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Participating in American commercial Christmas does not mean participating in the Christian faith and takes nothing away from our devout Christian friends who celebrate a sacred holiday.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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The nonprofit Apache Stronghold is challenging the mine on religious grounds, and this fall asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a lawsuit filed to protect sacred Apache ground at Oak Flat, which Congress voted to trade to Rio Tinto to enable mining under it.Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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The comic focuses on a group of high school outcasts, but individual groups could be old college theatre kids, a dysfunctional rock band and more.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Caplan’s early roles included several episodes of the cult fave TV series Freaks and Geeks and outcast Janis Ian in the 2004 comedy movie Mean Girls.Mark David, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
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While Vinicius Jr was briefly unavailable because of a hamstring injury, the spotlight was even more firmly on Mbappe, and his performances were disappointing.Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Here’s how can Hoosiers help bats at home Installing bat boxes can help provide emergency shelters for bats that might need them when proper roosts are unavailable.Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Greeks, led by King Antiochus IV, had sought to suppress Jewish religious practices, outlawed the observance of Judaism, and desecrated the holy Temple in Jerusalem.Gail Swedroe, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024
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In Immaculate, Sydney Sweeney stars as Sister Cecilia, who becomes a holy figure to her fellow nuns when she’s found to be pregnant despite being a virgin.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Russia has been committing crimes against humanity and has become an international pariah.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
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Syria itself is an international pariah under Western sanctions linked to the war.Mehmet Guzel, Ghaith Alsayed and Suzan Fraser, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Feb. 2023
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But one thing’s for sure—there were some among them who chose to become lepers.Lee Chang-dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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Ana Navarro slams 'social leper and criminal' Diddy in passionate defense of Cassie on The View Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2024
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As their search grows increasingly frustrating, the two outsiders forge an unexpected bond in this affecting and thought-provoking film about people’s need to connect.Elaina Patton, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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No boisterous behavior, lots of tension, silly behavior, silly jokes that outsiders would find odd, but insiders understood.Emily Chan, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Untouchable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untouchable. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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