as in possible
possible for people to imagine
Computers now allow us to do things that were hardly imaginable only a few years ago. Our favorite ice cream shop has every flavor imaginable.
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The notable player who made the cut is Luke Kuechly, the inside linebacker who played from 2012-19 — all of which with the Panthers — and earned pretty much every stat and honor imaginable in that time frame.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Dec. 2025
Today, taking such risks is hardly imaginable—not just financial risks, but political, psychological, cultural risks as well.
—Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Emo was diverging into the pop world in every way imaginable.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
And as relief from one of the greatest curses imaginable – chronic pain – the neuro-key may offer pain modulation without the expense, side effects, and addiction risk of opioids and systemic drugs.
—New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2025
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Dec. 2025
Today, taking such risks is hardly imaginable—not just financial risks, but political, psychological, cultural risks as well.
—Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Emo was diverging into the pop world in every way imaginable.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
And as relief from one of the greatest curses imaginable – chronic pain – the neuro-key may offer pain modulation without the expense, side effects, and addiction risk of opioids and systemic drugs.
—New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imaginable
Adjective
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The study offers rare, direct evidence of this process by tracking cool gas across entire galaxies, something that was not possible before large surveys like MaNGA.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Ehrlich noted the short careers for college athletes and wondered whether a union for collective bargaining is even possible.—
ANDREW DESTIN,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Two months later, the Shah, suffering from cancer, fled Iran and commenced the indignity of travelling from one country to the next, looking for an acceptable place of exile.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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The danger is that in the rush to remove a strongman, outside powers elevate leaders who are more acceptable internationally but no more accountable domestically.—
Rick Singh,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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