unimaginable

ˌən-ə-ˈmaj-nə-bəl

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Recent Examples of unimaginable In 2025, top execs from both sides have been shaking hands on partnerships that previously felt unimaginable. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025 Despite the uncertainties and dangers, reaching the first phase of a peace deal was almost unimaginable just days ago. Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025 The two years that followed have brought unimaginable devastation to Gaza. Muhammad Bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Time, 10 Oct. 2025 Ronald Martinez / Getty Images LOS ANGELES — Sixty-four minutes after the unimaginable happened, Orion Kerkering sat in the dugout and watched six children play on the Dodger Stadium mound. Matt Gelb, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unimaginable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimaginable
Adjective
  • Reykjavik—famous for its incredible local cuisine, colorful architecture, and easy access to Iceland’s many natural wonders—also took the top spot in last year’s report.
    Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The eerie moments of darkness by day and the awe-inspiring sight of the corona are what make a total eclipse experience so incredible.
    Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Origin of the Moscow Mule The Moscow Mule has an incredulous origin story.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The prospect of losing at least $170 million in annual revenue would be taken much more seriously than angry, incredulous letters to the editor.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Their unlikely friendship ended in February 1987, when Warhol died suddenly after a complicated gall bladder operation.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
  • While the Hong Kong listing should enhance the company’s liquidity and visibility, Zephirin added that a valuation re-rating is unlikely without meaningful gains in capital efficiency or strategy execution.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Five years on, and somehow, the American economy has not only avoided a contraction but has managed to grow—an outcome many investors thought impossible.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • But competing with Swift is basically impossible for anyone, which makes this report a little hard to believe.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Coach Matt Eberflus lost his job after the sixth straight loss, in late November, having gone an almost inconceivable 5-19 in one-score games during his tenure as Chicago’s head coach.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Building or expanding power plants to generate that much electricity on Altman’s timetable indeed seems almost inconceivable.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Perhaps someday the age of screens will end, at the hand of some unthinkable novelty or civilization-ending calamity.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • So to be there, back in my home state, to cover something that was just so unthinkable, reprehensible, that's always stayed with me, just talking to people in the days and hours after that tragedy.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Enduring hunger alongside heavy, unbelievable sounds of explosions, some of the relatives sheltering in our house decided to prepare their bags and head south.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The new homeowner shared the unbelievable first walk-through in a viral TikTok video, detailing the unexpected level of mess left behind.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025

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