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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
Or does the game offer alternative options for getting around what might be impassable progression walls?
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ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
The roads are largely impassable in other areas, however, with impediments ranging from potholes to boulders placed in the street, Dant said.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Idaho 21 near Stanley is back open after a mudslide made a nearly 12-mile stretch of the road impassable after heavy rains Tuesday.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2025
The National Hurricane Center has warned that roads in the low-lying barrier islands will become impassable, with powerful waves of 15 to 20 feet crashing ashore.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
The roads are largely impassable in other areas, however, with impediments ranging from potholes to boulders placed in the street, Dant said.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Idaho 21 near Stanley is back open after a mudslide made a nearly 12-mile stretch of the road impassable after heavy rains Tuesday.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2025
The National Hurricane Center has warned that roads in the low-lying barrier islands will become impassable, with powerful waves of 15 to 20 feet crashing ashore.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impassable
Adjective
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Bishnoi denies involvement in Moosewala’s murder, but in an explosive interview from behind bars, accused his close aide of orchestrating it.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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The departure of Busquets and Alba means Messi will lose two of his most talented teammates and closest friends.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But that doesn't mean Davis is impervious to economic headwinds.—
Laura Hackett,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
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Broder was a rare figure that was impervious to the notorious agency wars, commanding respect across agency lines.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Midtown café offers an extensive menu of beverages, including various coffees, slushes and a frozen white chocolate.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The researchers found that live ants worked much better than dehydrated and frozen ants as a starter for fermentation.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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By emphasizing the caper aspect and the goofy comedy of all this over the intricate plotting that is a hallmark of Westlake’s novels, Black lowers the stakes of a heist that involves halting a speeding NY subway refuse train and busting into a supposedly impenetrable Brooklyn vault.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Others – seemingly those who are non-religious or simply impenetrable by internet theories – quipped at the possibility.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Typically, these formations have porous rock layers overlaid by impermeable rock that blocks upward movement.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Which means the bigger the economy, the greater the means to erect an impermeable national defense system.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 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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One of the grandest occasions in golf was in 1930, when the great Bobby Jones won the British Amateur at St. Andrews and then captured the claret jug at Royal Liverpool on his way to winning the Grand Slam of that era — the impregnable quadrilateral, as it was called.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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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,
7 Oct. 2025
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The moon's strange yellow hue is the result of a phenomenon known as Rayleigh Scattering, wherein Earth's dense atmosphere interferes with the passage of shorter, bluer wavelengths of light, while allowing longer, redder, wavelengths to pass through relatively unscathed.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Impassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassable. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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