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Recent Examples of unbreachable
This gap used to be the most unbreachable chasm in marketing.
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Jason Barnard, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
But there has always been an unbreachable barrier between them and us.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Dump trucks with tires twice my height rolled past us, ferrying dirt like so many ants, building what Bardini and his fellow-engineers hope will be unbreachable barriers.
—James Ross Gardner, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2023
Best to arrive at her fort defenseless to have half a chance at challenging her own almost unbreachable defense system.
—Bono, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2022
Rather than hold management accountable, shareholders typically run into an unbreachable wall of opposition from founders like Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Snap’s Evan Spiegel, and Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who control a majority of voting shares at their respective companies.
—Seth Fiegerman, CNN, 29 Oct. 2022
There are times when the gap between Catra and Adora felt unbreachable, and then there's the horrible robotic hivemind stuff in the final season.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2022
At the start of Europe’s migration crisis in 2015, the English Channel was regarded as an unbreachable barrier, its shifting currents and volatile weather making any attempt to cross too dangerous.
—New York Times, 25 Nov. 2021
This reduces what were once formerly unbreachable barriers to entry to many industries.
—Bill Fischer, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
Jason Barnard, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
But there has always been an unbreachable barrier between them and us.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Dump trucks with tires twice my height rolled past us, ferrying dirt like so many ants, building what Bardini and his fellow-engineers hope will be unbreachable barriers.
—James Ross Gardner, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2023
Best to arrive at her fort defenseless to have half a chance at challenging her own almost unbreachable defense system.
—Bono, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2022
Rather than hold management accountable, shareholders typically run into an unbreachable wall of opposition from founders like Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Snap’s Evan Spiegel, and Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who control a majority of voting shares at their respective companies.
—Seth Fiegerman, CNN, 29 Oct. 2022
There are times when the gap between Catra and Adora felt unbreachable, and then there's the horrible robotic hivemind stuff in the final season.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2022
At the start of Europe’s migration crisis in 2015, the English Channel was regarded as an unbreachable barrier, its shifting currents and volatile weather making any attempt to cross too dangerous.
—New York Times, 25 Nov. 2021
This reduces what were once formerly unbreachable barriers to entry to many industries.
—Bill Fischer, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbreachable
Adjective
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Here, the inviolable dignity of the human is tested against the rigid measurements of the nation.—
Pablo Larios,
Artforum,
6 May 2026
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Politics moralize and set certain beliefs apart as inviolable, while humor thrives in the gray areas between the sacred and the profane.—
Robert Lynch,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Regulators blocked it, fearing the deal would create an unassailable monopoly.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
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One thing that’s remained constant, though, is the unassailable culinary reputation of Buford Highway.—
Su-Jit Lin - For the AJC,
AJC.com,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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Some assume their benefits are completely untouchable, while others worry that a debt could cause their payments to disappear.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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The power vacuum meant that Capello was effectively untouchable at the top of English football.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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On that occasion a team made up of players who had all been born in Haiti shocked an Italy team famed for its impregnable defense.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Conversation,
10 June 2026
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The multiple attacks could be a major victory for the jihadis in a city seen as impregnable, despite attackers often targeting troops and villages on the outskirts of the city.—
Haruna Umar,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The 24-time grand slam champion held a nearly insurmountable record of 289-1 when leading by two sets to none in majors – according to the TNT broadcast – and Fonseca having a mountain to climb may be an understatement.—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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In a weak American League, Detroit’s five-game deficit in the wild-card standings is not insurmountable.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Of course, honey badgers (Mellivora capensis) aren’t invincible.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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That was still a sharp commercial comedown for a tentpole that so recently seemed invincible.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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He-Man has superhuman speed and strength and is invulnerable to most damage.—
Sanat Pai RaikarAll,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 May 2026
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Not even the most powerful American companies are invulnerable to cargo theft.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Later grants were used to install bulletproof glass around a playground near the street, as well as bulletproof glass in other classroom windows.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
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It is equipped with bulletproof glass, security grilles and space for armored vehicles.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
22 May 2026
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“Unbreachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbreachable. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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