as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest
as long as the language is not exceptionable, people can discuss any topic they want in the chat room
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Adjective
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This offseason’s attrition is glaring on both the offensive and defensive lines, the latter of which Shanahan hopes to fortify with some of the 49ers’ 11 draft picks.—
Cam Inman, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Vizio TVs reportedly show Trump immigration messaging when in standby An experience recently shared by an apparent Vizio TV owner illustrates how ads delivered via TV operating systems (OSes) can take ads from annoying to intrusive and offensive.—
Adjective
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True, Lochlan, the sweetest or in any case the least obnoxious Ratliff, survives.—
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This makes the game more tactical and prevents obnoxious third-partying from teams that come swooping down from the air.—
Adjective
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Forcing Americans and small independent American companies to rely on those same tools is an unacceptable outcome of domestic legislation.—
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Defense stocks were once considered socially unacceptable investments, but fund managers are slowly changing tack as the sector has rallied in recent years.—
Adjective
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As horrible, unpleasant, miserable this work was, people had the most wonderful spirit.—
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Euphemisms are designed to obfuscate unpleasant truths.—
Adjective
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First, the State Department is canceling visas due to an exercise of free speech that administration officials find objectionable.—
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The Court’s spent the last several years settling old grievances, overruling decades-old cases that the Republican Party has long found objectionable.—
Adjective
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On the seventh pitch of their duel, McCaughan, who pitched the final two innings of Thursday’s game, caught Altuve looking, giving him a rare, undesirable platinum sombrero.—
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That’s making the best of an undesirable situation.—
Adjective
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The rhetoric pushed here is that someone with a high body count has less value and will either make a terrible partner or no one will want them in the first place.—
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The domestic box office is presently in a terrible state, and Minecraft could prove to be the shot of confidence Hollywood studios and cinema owners need after recent films, including Disney’s Snow White, have turned into major disappointments.—
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“Exceptionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceptionable. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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