as in inexplicable
impossible to explain
a series of unexplainable weather events
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Recent Examples of unexplainable
And extreme pain in my bones [that was] unexplainable.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 20 July 2025
Declassified documents revealing a United States military aircraft was previously struck by an unknown flying object is raising eyebrows as experts point to other unexplainable sightings suggesting otherworldly technology flying within the country’s airspace.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
A couple goes on a drive through the New Hampshire forest, bathed in an unexplainable light.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Strange and unexplainable things happen on the show.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 20 July 2025
Declassified documents revealing a United States military aircraft was previously struck by an unknown flying object is raising eyebrows as experts point to other unexplainable sightings suggesting otherworldly technology flying within the country’s airspace.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
A couple goes on a drive through the New Hampshire forest, bathed in an unexplainable light.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Strange and unexplainable things happen on the show.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unexplainable
Adjective
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The Giants tanked immediately after acquiring a high-profile superstar with a nine-figure contract, which was inexplicable, unexpected and ominous.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Adonai Mitchell committed an inexplicable turnover early in the second half in their loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday evening.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Jim Edwards InvestingMarkets Back in the ’90s a Fed chief warned about ‘irrational exuberance’ in the markets.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Those poor scientists – their federal funding has been taken away, their research programs scrapped, and their rigorous scientific findings ignored in favor of one man’s irrational, uninformed opinion.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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Republicans argue that Democrats are making unreasonable demands on a stopgap bill that historically has served as a narrow, short-term bridge.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Vice President Vance, meanwhile, accused Democrats of making unreasonable demands.—
The Hill staff,
The Hill,
29 Sep. 2025
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For some of them, especially those animated by the conviction — not entirely unreasonable — that real power in America lies with shadowy, malevolent and unaccountable forces, the Epstein mythology is too central to their worldview to let go of.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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At this point in its history, the theory goes, the United States requires a willful and largely unaccountable power to impose changes that leaders with more delicate sensibilities and procedural scruples cannot ever accomplish.—
Russell Muirhead,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Sep. 2025
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This is not particularly unusual, and in a traditional 4-2-3-1 system, forcing a team down one side is effective.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit is the first to challenge the administration's unusual use of partisan messaging in government communications during the shutdown, which legal experts told NPR may violate federal ethics laws.—
Shannon Bond,
NPR,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Unexplainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexplainable. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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