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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
For nearly six decades after World War II, they were separated by an impassable physical barrier—a museum documents the ingenious ways people smuggled blue jeans, laundry detergent and pornography—which was dismantled only in 2004, when Slovenia joined the European Union.
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Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Roman friends report that with the arrival of spring weather the city's streets are already impassable in many popular areas, just as hotel and apartment rental options also are difficult to come by.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Roads over mountain passes are expected to be slick or impassable, with whiteout conditions likely during peak snowfall.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Heavy snow and high winds could lead to whiteout conditions, making roads impassable in some areas, the NWS has warned.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Roman friends report that with the arrival of spring weather the city's streets are already impassable in many popular areas, just as hotel and apartment rental options also are difficult to come by.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Roads over mountain passes are expected to be slick or impassable, with whiteout conditions likely during peak snowfall.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Heavy snow and high winds could lead to whiteout conditions, making roads impassable in some areas, the NWS has warned.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impassable
Adjective
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The championship is Oklahoma City’s first since relocating from Seattle in 2008; for the Pacers, close wasn’t good enough for their second straight season with a strong playoff run before falling to the eventual NBA champs.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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Urban heat islands are areas within cities that are significantly warmer than the surrounding areas, and this is primarily due to the replacement of natural surfaces with impervious materials like pavement and buildings.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2025
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These include the claim that children are virtually impervious to COVID, which has been refuted by the injury and death toll among children.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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The budget cuts at major research universities keep piling up, as more federal funding is frozen or eliminated, enrollment of international students is threatened, and inflationary pressures continue.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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It is whipped cream elevated: frozen, then sliced into creamy slabs speckled with shards of sweet meringue and topped with a vibrant berry compote that captures the best of summer produce.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Built inside a mountain some 300 feet underground and reinforced by layers of concrete, the plant, which is the most likely target of a potential American strike, is impenetrable by any bomb except the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP).—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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This must be key to Trump’s impenetrable calculations.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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The spongy material is mostly made of air, yet nearly impermeable to both air and liquid.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 May 2025
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Given the area’s especially hard, impermeable soil and the high cost of installing private wastewater systems, many residents have resorted to straight piping to deal with human wastewater.—
Curtis Bunn,
NBC news,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Superstar Harmanpreet Kaur's unbelievable 171 not out that destroyed an impregnable Australia in a remarkable semi-final upset was seen as a turning point.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes,
15 Oct. 2024
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But their defenses are not impregnable.—
David Zipper,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
Adjective
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Peering across a dense stretch of woodland outside Denmark's capital with camouflage paint smeared across her face, 20-year-old Katrine scanned the horizon for threats.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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These waves are often emitted by cold, dense regions of space, like the TMC-1, where new stars and complex organic molecules can form.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
30 June 2025
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“Impassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassable. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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