beyond the pale

idiom

: offensive or unacceptable
conduct that was beyond the pale

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His words will empower them, embolden them, and give them new leverage to push policies that were once beyond the pale. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 By Stephanie McNeal January 30, 2025 For Senator Maggie Hassan, the falsehoods that have been spread about any link between vaccines and autism are beyond the pale—and hit close to home. Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 30 Jan. 2025 Some claims, though, were beyond the pale, and even have become criminal tax cases. Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 The first scene in which Anthony's alerted to the presence of something beyond the pale in the old neighborhood takes place in his basement greenhouse. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for beyond the pale 

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“Beyond the pale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond%20the%20pale. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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