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Adjective
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. 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
Adjective
It’s been virtually cut off from the outside world because of impassible roads. Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 30 Sep. 2024 Back in 2022, when the Lerner family tried to do just that, the media dispute proved an impassible roadblock, Sportico previously reported. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for impassable

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“Impassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassable. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.

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