the impossible
noun
: something that cannot be done or that is very difficult
Expecting people to do a good job in such a short time is asking the impossible.
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This time, the bosses are asking for the impossible — a salary cap.
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Working out was a chore or—even worse—torturous penance for failing to become the impossible ever-shrinking woman.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
The Players believe that the reward—life-changing money—is worth the impossible odds and horrid violence, and many express a desire to remain in a contest that dangles hope in front of them.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 27 June 2025
For over 2,000 years, they’ve been used to demonstrate the impossible: solid metal rings seemingly passing through one another.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Working out was a chore or—even worse—torturous penance for failing to become the impossible ever-shrinking woman.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
The Players believe that the reward—life-changing money—is worth the impossible odds and horrid violence, and many express a desire to remain in a contest that dangles hope in front of them.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 27 June 2025
For over 2,000 years, they’ve been used to demonstrate the impossible: solid metal rings seemingly passing through one another.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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“The impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20impossible. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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