outside the range/realm of possibility

phrase

: not possible
Space travel was once thought to be outside the range/realm of possibility.
It is not outside the range/realm of possibility that he could get laid off.

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Milder but more widespread effects aren’t outside the realm of possibility. — Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025 So the novel’s plot, Hiaasen insisted, is not outside the realm of possibility. — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025 So a lot is different, but nothing outside the realm of possibility. — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025 Given the current state of affairs, however, partition is not outside the realm of possibility. — Christopher Tounsel, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025 For the first three-quarters of the match, a stunning loss wasn’t outside the realm of possibility. — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024 Maybe that sounds absurdly idealistic and totally outside the realm of possibility for Disneyland. — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024 And in such a divided Congress, the notion of a shutdown dragging on past a week is never entirely outside the realm of possibility. — Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024

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“Outside the range/realm of possibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outside%20the%20range%2Frealm%20of%20possibility. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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