unwinnable
adjective
un·win·na·ble
ˌən-ˈwi-nə-bəl 
: incapable of being won
an unwinnable struggle
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Rather than picking this unwinnable fight, Democrats should agree to a stopgap funding bill, then do the hard work of negotiating compromises and winning elections.
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Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
The Bengals are still 2-0 after a 31-27 win over the Jaguars (who are a mess of their own), but losing Burrow for significant time feels like an unwinnable scenario.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
But moderate Democrats worry their leaders could be headed for a costly, and politically unwinnable, government gap in funding, The Hill’s Alexander Bolton writes.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
Another congressional Democrat at the news conference whose district was made virtually unwinnable was 20-year House veteran Al Green of Houston.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025
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Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
The Bengals are still 2-0 after a 31-27 win over the Jaguars (who are a mess of their own), but losing Burrow for significant time feels like an unwinnable scenario.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
But moderate Democrats worry their leaders could be headed for a costly, and politically unwinnable, government gap in funding, The Hill’s Alexander Bolton writes.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
Another congressional Democrat at the news conference whose district was made virtually unwinnable was 20-year House veteran Al Green of Houston.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Unwinnable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwinnable. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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