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also impassible
as in close
impossible to get through or into
the road was impassable until snowplows cleared it
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Recent Examples of impassable
Their stories include the reasons that kept them from evacuating and then the harrowing odysseys that took some of them through fetid streets of flood waters, others to the nightmare that was the Superdome or the Convention Center, and still others across impassable bridges and freeways.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
Low-water crossings are especially vulnerable and could become impassable.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The dispatcher told him that first responders were having trouble getting to his property since a road was impassable.
—Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 29 July 2025
Several major roads in Montgomery, Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties in Maryland, as well as in Fairfax County in Virginia, were impassable on Saturday evening.
—New York Times, 20 July 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
Low-water crossings are especially vulnerable and could become impassable.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The dispatcher told him that first responders were having trouble getting to his property since a road was impassable.
—Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 29 July 2025
Several major roads in Montgomery, Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties in Maryland, as well as in Fairfax County in Virginia, were impassable on Saturday evening.
—New York Times, 20 July 2025
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Read More: The Real Danger of the Trump-Putin Summit At the press conference, Putin talked about how close Russia was to America (shades of Sarah Palin) and claimed that Russian trade with American has increased by 20%.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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Still, don’t fully count out the Cajuns — at least to keep it close.—
Maddie Hartley
August 15,
Kansas City Star,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The proposal also would impose restrictions on impervious surfaces that allow little or no stormwater infiltration into the ground, like pavement and parking lots.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Aug. 2025
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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee monitored the beach for close to two decades and found that bacteria, impervious surfaces that increased runoff, and lack of water flow due to the breakwater were largely to blame for the constant closures.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Ninja’s version jams together ten turbo modes capable of handling everything from frozen bagels to Detroit-style pizza.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Her granddaughter Madison had had the idea that Roland should be with them and not alone in a frozen field somewhere in Canada.—
Miriam Toews,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The final product was a tank-like fortress that appeared to be impenetrable by the howling wind.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
18 Aug. 2025
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Breaking Down the Complex Ending of Indian Thriller Mandala Murders Advertisement With heavy military security and constant surveillance, the location is nearly impenetrable but still has vulnerabilities.—
Time,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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But simply piling mounds of topsoil on top of hard clay ground can result in an impermeable layer, both to water and roots.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
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That aquifer is covered by impermeable layers of rock or clay, putting the water in it under high pressure in some locations.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Resilience is the key The word ‘resilient’ used to mean impregnable and capable of withstanding all challenges.—
David Parker,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The film starts on the morning of February 17 2003, when detectives from Antwerp’s infamous ‘Diamond Squad’ were called to investigate the night-time robbery of an allegedly impregnable vault in the middle of the Belgian city, which is nicknamed the City of Diamonds.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Open star clusters typically reside in the dense spiral arms of the Milky Way, where the gravity of passing stars can tug at their outermost members, pulling them apart over the course of millions of years.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Impassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassable. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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