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insupportable

[in-suh-pawr-tuh-buhl, -pohr-] / ˌɪn səˈpɔr tə bəl, -ˈpoʊr- /


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In “Exit the King,” he confronts the insupportable reality of death with the same madcap delirium of his better known works, such as “The Bald Soprano,” “The Chairs” and “Rhinoceros.”

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

For a culture so neurocentric — so brain-bound, as Mr. Clark later called it — this was an insupportable notion, a bridge too far.

From New York Times Jun. 11, 2021

Crain’s 13-page divorce petition states the couple’s marriage “has become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities,” according to the documents published online by the Smoking Gun.

From Washington Post Jul. 24, 2018

And then you have three high-value journalists resign because a major story is insupportable and has to be retracted.

From Washington Times Oct. 25, 2017

In point of fact, Linda aspired to certain illusions of security offered by those establishment traditions and values which had created an insupportable tension between the lawyer and his first wife.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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