unpassable

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Recent Examples of unpassable Richie Diuyen, a disaster official in Manay near the epicenter, said the quake lasted 30 to 40 seconds and initial damage included some houses, the facade of a church, cracked roads, and unpassable bridges. Mikhail Flores, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025 At Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park, fee collectors and trail maintenance employees lost their jobs, which could make trails unpassable after heavy rains, Brengel told the news service. Gary Stoller, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 Rodgers and others said locals were using pack mules to help rescue people as well as to deliver food, water and other essentials to residents in areas where roads remain unpassable. Ray Sanchez, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024 Human and drug traffickers, and a massive wave of humanity, have now beaten a path through the previously unpassable Darien Gap, which separates the two continents. Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 12 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unpassable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpassable
impassable
Adjective
  • After spending the offseason dedicating himself to succeeding in the weight room, a visibly stronger Richard was an impassable brick wall against the summer league guards.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
  • RickyRay Robertson said floodwaters rose so quickly that roads became impassable within minutes, forcing him and his neighbor to abandon her vehicle and wade through chest-deep water to safety.
    Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

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“Unpassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpassable. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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