as in unsuitable
not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation
a bathing suit is inappropriate dress for strolling the streets of this seaside village
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Recent Examples of inappropriate
While the requirement to stay in character was applied externally—in some cases by media attempts to entrap Santas with the suggestion of inappropriate behavior—the men Hancock interviewed described feeling their own commitment.
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Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 15 Dec. 2024
Why Amanda Bynes left acting behind While Bynes was excelling on-screen at Nickelodeon, horror stories of strange and inappropriate behavior from showrunner Dan Schneider have since surfaced.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
But so, too, are the risks: the potential for bias, mistakes, and inappropriate use.
—Mark Purdy, Harvard Business Review, 12 Dec. 2024
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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Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 15 Dec. 2024
Why Amanda Bynes left acting behind While Bynes was excelling on-screen at Nickelodeon, horror stories of strange and inappropriate behavior from showrunner Dan Schneider have since surfaced.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
But so, too, are the risks: the potential for bias, mistakes, and inappropriate use.
—Mark Purdy, Harvard Business Review, 12 Dec. 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inappropriate
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The city constructed the dormitories at Floyd Bennett Field despite protests and criticism that the location was unsuitable and isolated.Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Unlike artificial trees, real trees are biodegradable and often grown on land unsuitable for other crops.Emma Marsden, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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In early November, St. Philip officials reported to the Diocese of Nashville Safe Environment Office that a teen in the parish had made a report of improper touching involving Garcia.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Defense lawyers said that speech included a series of improper and prejudicial comments against the defendants and their legal team, poisoning any potential jurors against them.Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Common issues include invoices being addressed to the wrong legal entity, missing postal addresses, incorrect purchase order numbers, or errors in the tax treatment of transactions.Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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The issues with the retaining wall, also known as a toe wall, is the result of steel pilings being bent during installation, and the problem with the transportation corridor was caused by the incorrect type of soil being used as fill.Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
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In the second column, list what feels wrong about the feedback.Melody Wilding, Contributor, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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And two, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with Chandler’s A-to-Z bookends!Bob Sassone, Vulture, 19 Dec. 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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But that also would mean keeping the grossly unfit Patel from being confirmed.Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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In April, the indictment says, Feldstein failed a Shin Bet security-clearance check and was found unfit to handle highly classified material.Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Authority figures disproportionately influence decisions, even when their preferences are irrelevant.Shanna Apitz, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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In the box score, the Cincinnati Bengals’ 37-27 victory against the Tennessee Titans will look like a largely irrelevant game between two teams no longer a real factor in the playoff chase (though the Bengals are holding on to the slimmest of hopes).Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Inappropriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inappropriate. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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