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unsearchable

American  
[uhn-sur-chuh-buhl] / ʌnˈsɜr tʃə bəl /

adjective

  1. not searchable; not lending itself to research or exploration; not to be understood by searching; hidden; unfathomable; mysterious.

    the unsearchable ways of the universe.


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Etymology

Origin of unsearchable

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English unserchable. See un- 1, searchable ( def. ),

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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

A humbler Christian, the apostle Paul, was more cautious when he observed of God: “How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!”

From Washington Post May 11, 2021

It was posted in 2009 but languished in the algorithmic scrap heap of YouTube on account of its weak, unsearchable title.

From New York Times Apr. 4, 2019

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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