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We were in an almost unbearable state of excitement.
this heat is unbearable—when are we going to get air-conditioning?
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Nighttime temperatures are also becoming unbearable in some of the most densely populated areas of the world where many communities lack access to air conditioning.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 21 June 2024
Family members keep relocating across the globe — Buenos Aires, Sydney, the French Mediterranean coast, Connecticut — and their thoughts (largely unspoken) are filled with disappointments, bearable and unbearable.
—Joan Silber, New York Times, 11 May 2024
Some common sounds that are unbearable to people with hyperacusis are water running in a sink and people having a conversation.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
If the itch is unbearable, pharmacists can provide prescription-strength anti-itch lotions or antihistamines.
—Divya Murthy, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2024
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 21 June 2024
Family members keep relocating across the globe — Buenos Aires, Sydney, the French Mediterranean coast, Connecticut — and their thoughts (largely unspoken) are filled with disappointments, bearable and unbearable.
—Joan Silber, New York Times, 11 May 2024
Some common sounds that are unbearable to people with hyperacusis are water running in a sink and people having a conversation.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
If the itch is unbearable, pharmacists can provide prescription-strength anti-itch lotions or antihistamines.
—Divya Murthy, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2024
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“Unbearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbearable. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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unbearable
adjective
un·bear·able
ˌən-ˈbar-ə-bəl 
ˈən-,
-ˈber-
: greater than can be borne
unbearable pain
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