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Recent Examples of impossibly
The Warriors are at 31-28, impossibly bound to at least a play-in tournament berth because the bottom tier of the West has completely surrendered.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The films Katharine was working with were almost impossibly delicate.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
The pezzo forte is the tableside tiramisu which is wonderfully theatrical, impossibly light, and made with enough espresso to keep the night interesting.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
Behind him, his shadow is impossibly small, not much larger than a dishrag.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The films Katharine was working with were almost impossibly delicate.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
The pezzo forte is the tableside tiramisu which is wonderfully theatrical, impossibly light, and made with enough espresso to keep the night interesting.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
Behind him, his shadow is impossibly small, not much larger than a dishrag.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impossibly
Adverb
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Menus were incredibly thoughtful, comfortably dancing the line between familiar, Western fare and regional dishes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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Quick, easy, and incredibly satisfying.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But some of us were just built different and found the improbably sturdy heart inside all the hyperearnest dialogue (mostly Jackman’s).—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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Jared Wright skated it down and turned back a slick pass for Laughton, whose whirling, sharp-angle bid beat Dobeš improbably to the far side.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Impossibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impossibly. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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