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also impassible
as in dense
impossible to get through or into
the road was impassable until snowplows cleared it
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Recent Examples of impassable
Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella said school should remain closed, saying roads are impassable and sidewalks are blocked.
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Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
The National Weather Service warns roads could become impassable.
—Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
Until the 1950s, Livigno was completely isolated during the winter, when heavy snow would make the roads connecting it to Italy and Switzerland impassable.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
On some of the country’s biggest lakes, often hundreds of miles wide with no current, an unfavorable wind made a waterway impassible.
—Outside, 7 Feb. 2026
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Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
The National Weather Service warns roads could become impassable.
—Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
Until the 1950s, Livigno was completely isolated during the winter, when heavy snow would make the roads connecting it to Italy and Switzerland impassable.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
On some of the country’s biggest lakes, often hundreds of miles wide with no current, an unfavorable wind made a waterway impassible.
—Outside, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impassable
Adjective
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This reduces the need to send manned aircraft into dense air defense zones.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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That’s according to a new poll of 806 Boise voters commissioned by the Gem State Housing Alliance and the Welcoming Neighbors Network, a housing advocacy group pushing for zoning changes to open more avenues for denser, smaller and less- expensive homes.—
Mark Dee
March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Bruins increased their advantage to 18 points on Dailey’s dunk less than five minutes into the second half and the visitors got no closer than nine the rest of the way.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Check the Tarrant County wait time map for the closest polling location and to check wait times for each party.—
Rachel Royster
Updated March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Flooding is exacerbated by increasing the impervious area.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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But as the cold persisted into the next week and then the one following, a new test emerged, one more impervious to a communications strategy.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The chain of events triggered by the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel by Hamas shattered the image of Iran as an impenetrable and defiant regional power.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Young people are currently shut out of wealth concentration and face a nearly impenetrable housing market, heavily evidenced by the fact that the average age of a first-time homebuyer has now hit 40 years old.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Armed with fabulous ensembles and accessories, as well as her quick wit, Maxine attempts to cross that impermeable line between the haves and the have-nots.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
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My father’s 1930s interviews tell stories of couples who defied Chicago’s seemingly impermeable color line.—
Dorothy Roberts,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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France believed its Maginot Line of fortresses was impregnable – until the Germans simply went around it.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Feb. 2026
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South Africa’s racist system of Apartheid endured for generations and, so brutally was it maintained, appeared impregnable.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Canadarm was used for spacewalking, several Hubble Space Telescope missions and some impromptu maneuvers such as knocking an ice plug off a frozen shuttle drain line, according to NASA.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Ballerina Farms website sells items including frozen beef, jerky and merchandise.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Hours later, an explosion near the airport sent a thick plume of black smoke into the air – part of a fresh wave of Iranian strikes across the Middle East on Sunday following the death of Iran’s supreme leader in US-Israeli strikes.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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The luxurious touch of velvet elevates any look, while the thick straps and flat sole give it a practical element.—
Ana Serrano,
Glamour,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Impassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassable. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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