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Recent Examples of nonviable
But if a planning pause was also directed, that could cause offensive options to become stale and therefore nonviable.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
This type of pregnancy is nonviable and may be life-threatening if it is not treated.
—Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
Of these pregnancies, around 20% will be ectopic (implanted in places other than the uterus) and nonviable (not capable of developing).
—Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
An ectopic pregnancy is an inherently nonviable one.
—The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
This type of pregnancy is nonviable and may be life-threatening if it is not treated.
—Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
Of these pregnancies, around 20% will be ectopic (implanted in places other than the uterus) and nonviable (not capable of developing).
—Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
An ectopic pregnancy is an inherently nonviable one.
—The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonviable
Adjective
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That being said, the researchers point out that eliminating cysteine from human diets is all but impossible because the amino acid is found in nearly all foods.—
Michael Franco
May 21,
New Atlas,
21 May 2025
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The teardown and communications teams at iFixit were largely expecting Apple to release another tiny product that was impossible to fix or have its batteries swapped, filling the gaps in landfills alongside AirPods.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Despite the initial enthusiasm, zoo officials say the project became unworkable.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Google’s attempt to avoid explaining how to overthrow U.S. democracy seems naive and ultimately unworkable.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The timeline for such an effort, the company believes, makes this infeasible.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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But as happened in the Cold War, once the Soviet Union began to reach nuclear parity with the United States, such an objective would likely prove difficult if not infeasible.—
ANDREW S. LIM,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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As land, water and energy demands tighten — and as climate disruptions multiply — resource-intensive food systems may simply become unviable at scale.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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March 04, 2025 12:00 PM Read Next Business Boise-area developer scraps ‘economically unviable’ apartments.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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What cannot be disputed, however, is that the Padres have invested and continue to invest in their team at a level that is well beyond what not long ago was unthinkable in San Diego and is still seen as unfeasible in several places like it.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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The meltdown of the office market in the years after the coronavirus outbreak, however, rendered a speculative office development unfeasible.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But his chairman had requested the impracticable.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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The plan’s 10-year phase-in period, which was intended to lower costs and make implementation more feasible, was criticized as impracticable.—
Gabrielle M. Etzel,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 July 2024
Adjective
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Real estate investments, including rental properties, (DSTs) with cash if a 1031 exchange is impractical, or real estate investment trusts (REITs), can produce regular income through rental payments.—
Fred Hubler,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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This highly contentious deal was criticized for being inhumane and impractical at the time.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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However, due to injuries suffered by Lucas Bergvall, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski, this unlikely partnership should play together in Bilbao as Spurs attempt to win silverware for the first time since 2008.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Prison officials in Costa Rica caught an unlikely suspect attempting to smuggle drugs behind bars last week.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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“Nonviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonviable. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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