as in impossible
incapable of being solved or accomplished
an apparently unsolvable problem
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Recent Examples of unsolvable
Polarization, in other words, turns straightforward arithmetic into an unsolvable equation.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
In South Los Angeles, where chronic absenteeism once seemed like an unsolvable problem, educator and innovator Amen Rahh—known simply as Principal Rahh—is rewriting the narrative.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 27 Oct. 2025
That’s because cutting-edge encryption shrouds information behind mathematical problems (such as factoring enormous numbers) that are conjectured to be unsolvable in any practical amount of time.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Olson’s Morgan is a single mom with an extraordinary gift for solving unsolvable crimes.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsolvable
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
In South Los Angeles, where chronic absenteeism once seemed like an unsolvable problem, educator and innovator Amen Rahh—known simply as Principal Rahh—is rewriting the narrative.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 27 Oct. 2025
That’s because cutting-edge encryption shrouds information behind mathematical problems (such as factoring enormous numbers) that are conjectured to be unsolvable in any practical amount of time.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Olson’s Morgan is a single mom with an extraordinary gift for solving unsolvable crimes.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsolvable
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Nicolaysen and other attorneys had argued at trial the stalking charge was impossible to prove since the federal penal code requires a defendant to engage in a pattern of behavior to be guilty of the crime.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Seen at Loewe, Tory Burch, and Saint Laurent, shield sunglasses are meant to arm you from the (still elusive) sun’s rays with an impossible aura of cool.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2026
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In a more simplistic story, Derya and Aziz’s efforts to find a good private school for their daughter would come off as a hopeless bourgeois indulgence.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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The result has been a bloodbath in the state of Sinaloa, with thousands killed, thousands more missing and the violence reaching such heights that the Mexican government looks hopeless, if not hapless.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Unsolvable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsolvable. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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