impossibly
adverb
im·pos·si·bly
(ˌ)im-ˈpä-sə-blē 
1
: not possibly
2
: to an improbable degree : unbelievably
an impossibly green lawn
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To make a long story impossibly brief: Mort was born in Brooklyn, in 1931.
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Sofia Warren, The New Yorker, 8 July 2024
Renault’s Trezor debuted at the 2016 Paris Motor Show with an impossibly swoopy body that seemed to prevent it from ever becoming a real production car.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 5 July 2024
These cities are now so expensive they’re considered ‘impossibly unaffordable’
Anyone with half an eye on the housing market over the last two decades will know that in many countries, not least the United States, it’s become much more difficult to buy a home.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 17 June 2024
The roast beef was shaved impossibly thin, the greyish-pink ribbons nearly translucent.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
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Sofia Warren, The New Yorker, 8 July 2024
Renault’s Trezor debuted at the 2016 Paris Motor Show with an impossibly swoopy body that seemed to prevent it from ever becoming a real production car.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 5 July 2024
These cities are now so expensive they’re considered ‘impossibly unaffordable’
Anyone with half an eye on the housing market over the last two decades will know that in many countries, not least the United States, it’s become much more difficult to buy a home.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 17 June 2024
The roast beef was shaved impossibly thin, the greyish-pink ribbons nearly translucent.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
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“Impossibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impossibly. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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