unsearchable
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of unsearchable
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English unserchable. See un- 1, searchable ( def. ),
Example Sentences
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Amid outcry from Swift’s fans on social media, lawmakers and the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA, X made the Grammy winner’s name unsearchable on its platform over the weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
Some commended X’s decision to make her name unsearchable on Saturday, with one user calling it the “first step done to safeguard her.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2024
In 2013, Facebook revoked users’ ability to remain unsearchable on the site; meanwhile, its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, was buying up four houses surrounding his Palo Alto home to preserve his own privacy.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2017
Sony’s online database of stock footage was unsearchable.
From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2015
The Scythedom, she knew, had created its own algorithms for searching the unsearchable contents of the backbrain—but Citra couldn’t ask Scythe Curie without making her suspicious.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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