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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Our teams are working day and night, with heart and soul, to turn the impossible into reality: Tomorrowland Belgium 2025 will open doors at 14:00.
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 18 July 2025
In the first of his many collaborations with Martin Scorsese, DiCaprio is given the impossible task of going toe-to-toe with one of the greatest actors of all time, Daniel Day-Lewis.
—Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 13 July 2025
Besides, the singer and songwriter has learned not to count out the impossible.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
Late adopters face the impossible task of catching up while the leaders accelerate further.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 18 July 2025
In the first of his many collaborations with Martin Scorsese, DiCaprio is given the impossible task of going toe-to-toe with one of the greatest actors of all time, Daniel Day-Lewis.
—Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 13 July 2025
Besides, the singer and songwriter has learned not to count out the impossible.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
Late adopters face the impossible task of catching up while the leaders accelerate further.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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“The impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20impossible. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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