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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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Trump has previously suggested a deal was close.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The trainer visits Pegasus daily and is like the horse’s shadow during hospital visits, keeping a close eye to ensure the safety of Pegasus and those around him.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 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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Yes, a few hotels are open around the event and ferries will run as long as the Straits of Mackinac aren’t yet frozen over.—
Carol Cain,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Let sit at room temp for four to 24 hours, then transfer to the freezer until frozen (about 2 hrs).—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Beyond that, however, pollen’s seemingly impenetrable shell—made up of the biopolymer sporopollenin—had long stumped researchers and limited its use.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Rainfall would pool on the impermeable ground.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Aug. 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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Other valuable fruiting plants include elderberry, spicebush (), and native roses, which produce nutrient-dense hips in fall.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Since September 2024, a new federal law requires mammogram reports to state whether breast tissue is dense, and to mention the possibility of additional imaging.—
Dr. Megha Gupta,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Impassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassable. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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