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Recent Examples of unsinkable
At first, Taiwan was primarily a military asset – an unsinkable aircraft carrier off China’s coast – whose cultural similarity to China enabled its companies to partner with American firms, investing in China during the 1980s.
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Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
So the analysis confirmed the testimony of naval architect Edward Wilding—who helped design Titanic—as to how a ship touted as unsinkable could have met such a fate.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
An unsinkable interest Titanic kids — and often by extension, their parents — know all about the sister ships, the R.M.S. Olympic and the H.M.H.S. Britannic; the rescue of the surviving passengers by the R.M.S. Carpathia; and the classes of passengers (first, second and third).
—Janet Manley, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
This hybrid amphibious boat combines performance and comfort, transitioning from land to water in seconds, and is virtually unsinkable.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
So the analysis confirmed the testimony of naval architect Edward Wilding—who helped design Titanic—as to how a ship touted as unsinkable could have met such a fate.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
An unsinkable interest Titanic kids — and often by extension, their parents — know all about the sister ships, the R.M.S. Olympic and the H.M.H.S. Britannic; the rescue of the surviving passengers by the R.M.S. Carpathia; and the classes of passengers (first, second and third).
—Janet Manley, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
This hybrid amphibious boat combines performance and comfort, transitioning from land to water in seconds, and is virtually unsinkable.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsinkable
Adjective
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The buoyant spirit is also aided by Karla Grotting’s effervescent choreography, the Seuss-faithful designs of Tom Butsch and David Kay Mickelsen, and a nine-piece pit orchestra that enhances the moods with some effective musical underpinning beneath the dialogue.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Median net worth may be up in the long-term, as evidenced by buoyant consumer spending (and even some splurging), but shoppers are currently taking on more debt, and parking their real money in their homes and 401 (k) accounts while reserving cash flow for necessities like food and utilities.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Companies with a smaller market value generally tend to have more floating rate debt than larger businesses.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Social media posts and years of reviewing cookie-cutter luxury hotels had conditioned me to equate floating breakfasts, monogrammed accessories, butler service, and aromatherapy menus as markers of a dreamy luxury vacation.—
Katherine Alex Beaven,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Oct. 2024
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The new plan is cognizant of the need to maintain a strong manufacturing base, particularly among beleaguered industrial farms and other older industries struggling to stay afloat.—
Shaoyu Yuan,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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The question has extra resonance at a time when local deficits and federal cuts are forcing leaders to make tough choices about which programs stay afloat.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Unsinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsinkable. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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