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also impassible
as in dense
impossible to get through or into
the road was impassable until snowplows cleared it
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Recent Examples of impassable
It’s tucked in an old-growth redwood tree in the backcountry of the park, in Humboldt County, where there are no roads and a creek presents an impassable barrier, Williams-Claussen said.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Like the audience members at nineteenth-century séances, Vara is trying to reach across some impassable void.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Conditions were treacherous and the roads were impassable.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Many streets were covered in snow and impassable like Lantern Lane where Ridgeway lives.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Like the audience members at nineteenth-century séances, Vara is trying to reach across some impassable void.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Conditions were treacherous and the roads were impassable.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Many streets were covered in snow and impassable like Lantern Lane where Ridgeway lives.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for impassable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impassable
Adjective
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But instead of creating a white material as intended, Jie produced dense, transparent films.—
J. Carson Meredith,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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The stars stretch between Fourth and Sixth streets, appearing amid the dense foot traffic typical of SXSW.—
Staff Photographer,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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With all that noted for context, here’s a closer look at the bottom line of the film businesses of Hollywood titans during the calendar year 2025.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
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Prager was deeply interested in the intricacies of the growing process, as well, sometimes spending weeks in the Colombian mountains living with the indigenous tribes that grew his weed and becoming close friends with his Colombian contacts that moved the product onto his boats.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There are precious few roads, and nothing is impervious to the whims of weather.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2026
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This plant can grow as tall as eight feet and is impervious to drought.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The material was porous and crumbly, allaying fears that the fuel might’ve fused into a diamond-hard mass impenetrable even to drills.—
Yusuke Maekawa,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Arcadis report finds an impenetrable surface cover outlined in the next option, Alternative 5, to be unfeasible due to the site’s topography and other floodplain issues.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Armed with fabulous ensembles and accessories, as well as her quick wit, Maxine attempts to cross that impermeable line between the haves and the have-nots.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
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My father’s 1930s interviews tell stories of couples who defied Chicago’s seemingly impermeable color line.—
Dorothy Roberts,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Already fairly impregnable, the Oscars for years has been protected in public view and behind the scenes by a series of federal, regional and local law enforcement groups and departments working in coordination under the auspices of the LAPD.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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Even with plentiful supplies, U.S. air-defense systems are not impregnable.—
Missy Ryan,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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These long cylinders of glacial ice packed with layers of dust, pollutants, and smoke are frozen time capsules that scientists can use to recreate past environmental conditions.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2026
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Guests can also sip on signature cocktails like the Martha-tini or the refreshing frozen pomegranate Martha-rita.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Often called the Butterfly Nebula or the Bug Nebula, this object displays a striking structure involving two bright gas lobes extending in opposite directions, separated by a thick, dusty ring—known as a torus—around the central star.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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Remove thick, dense piles of wet and matted leaves, or consider gently fluffing them up with a rake.—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Impassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassable. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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