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Recent Examples of impassible The northbound lane of Emerson Avenue remains impassible at East 10th Street, but the intersection isn't closed for cars heading south, east or west. Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 The set-up has grown increasingly hostile over time, and became an impassible roadblock when the Lerner family tried to sell the Nationals back in 2022. Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025 Sunset Boulevard at Palisades Drive was also reportedly impassible, with firefighters potentially using the thoroughfare as a firebreak. Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025 In three Alabama counties, officials warned that all roads are impassible. Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for impassible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impassible
Adjective
  • Maybe masculinity still does mean taking care of and protecting your partner, being the breadwinner and remaining stoic all the same.
    Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • During his first postgame press conference at UNC, Bill Belichick maintained the stoic demeanor that became synonymous with his lengthy run with the New England Patriots.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • She is described, variously, as quirky, impassive, naive, vulgar, blithely optimistic.
    Judy Berman, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Schuyler was impassive and outwardly calm, but in his very calm projected a certain vulnerability.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025

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“Impassible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassible. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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