as in impossible
incapable of being solved or accomplished
the seemingly insoluble mystery concerning the identity of the people who built these ancient structures
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Recent Examples of insoluble
Soluble and insoluble fibers help promote regular bowel movements.
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Larell Scardelli, Verywell Health, 5 Mar. 2025
And in people whose IBS manifests as constipation (IBS-C), insoluble fibers like wheat bran could help get things going and alleviate symptoms.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 19 Feb. 2025
There’s also the rarer insoluble fiber supplements, which don’t dissolve, form a gel, or get fermented, like calcium polycarbophil (FiberCon) and wheat bran.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 19 Feb. 2025
Some research suggests that the laxative aspect of certain fibers (say, insoluble types) could worsen symptoms like diarrhea.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 19 Feb. 2025
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Larell Scardelli, Verywell Health, 5 Mar. 2025
And in people whose IBS manifests as constipation (IBS-C), insoluble fibers like wheat bran could help get things going and alleviate symptoms.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 19 Feb. 2025
There’s also the rarer insoluble fiber supplements, which don’t dissolve, form a gel, or get fermented, like calcium polycarbophil (FiberCon) and wheat bran.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 19 Feb. 2025
Some research suggests that the laxative aspect of certain fibers (say, insoluble types) could worsen symptoms like diarrhea.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for insoluble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insoluble
Adjective
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While on international duty for Spain, FC Barcelona star Lamine Yamal said that doing a Luis Figo-esque switch across the divide of El Clasico to Real Madrid is ‘impossible’.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Stay Real’ to heart and were inspired to chase their seemingly impossible dreams.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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All seemed hopeless for Moore and Mansell, until, out of the blue, a lawyer with the Office of the White House Counsel contacted Moore’s defense lawyers, Seitles and Litwin-Diego, in April to inquire about the case.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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The longtime psych-rock staple co-wrote the album with filmmaker Matt Yoka to be a collection of American stories about hopeless kleptomaniacs, urban explorers, and other people who slip through the cracks.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2025
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“Insoluble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insoluble. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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