as in impossible
incapable of being solved or accomplished
an apparently unsolvable problem
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Recent Examples of unsolvable
Carl quickly becomes fixated, determined to solve a seemingly unsolvable crime.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 May 2025
Essentially, this blend provides not just quicker processing but a whole new method of solving problems previously unfeasible or unsolvable.
—Devendra Goyal, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Notably, the push for quantum in HPC is not about having the latest gadget in the data center; it’s driven by user demand for solutions to previously unsolvable challenges.
—Yuval Boger, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
How did the Pacers solve the seemingly unsolvable problem of defending Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams?
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 May 2025
Essentially, this blend provides not just quicker processing but a whole new method of solving problems previously unfeasible or unsolvable.
—Devendra Goyal, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Notably, the push for quantum in HPC is not about having the latest gadget in the data center; it’s driven by user demand for solutions to previously unsolvable challenges.
—Yuval Boger, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
How did the Pacers solve the seemingly unsolvable problem of defending Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams?
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsolvable
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That suggests 2014 may have been a tipping point beyond which returning to normal wet-dry cycles may be impossible on human timescales.—
Mark Gongloff,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Humanity Protocol, valued at over a billion dollars, uses palm scans to confirm identity so impersonation becomes almost impossible.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Measures included depression using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D), blood tests for 76 inflammatory biomarkers, and symptoms broken down into cognitive-affective (e.g., feeling hopeless), somatic (e.g., poor sleep, fatigue), and anhedonia (loss of pleasure) clusters.—
Paul McClure
August 09,
New Atlas,
9 Aug. 2025
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Amid the callous acts and hopeless rage of these kids—who are resourceful enough to orchestrate a high-speed heist but too disaffected for much else—a supernatural eeriness surfaces through word of mysterious lights in the sky and missing citizens.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Unsolvable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsolvable. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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