as in impossible
incapable of being solved or accomplished
an apparently unsolvable problem
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Recent Examples of unsolvable
While not unsolvable, the split on strategy between chambers could delay progress and ultimately require the White House to step in to put its weight behind one of the approaches.
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Owen Tedford, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Different iterations of punk are different attempts to solve this unsolvable puzzle, as successive generations find ways to reject the compromises of the ones that came before.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Her reputation for solving unsolvable crimes precedes her.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
The unparalleled potential of this emerging technology lies in its ability to solve problems that are currently unsolvable by even the most advanced supercomputers.
—Guy Diedrich, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Owen Tedford, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Different iterations of punk are different attempts to solve this unsolvable puzzle, as successive generations find ways to reject the compromises of the ones that came before.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Her reputation for solving unsolvable crimes precedes her.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
The unparalleled potential of this emerging technology lies in its ability to solve problems that are currently unsolvable by even the most advanced supercomputers.
—Guy Diedrich, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsolvable
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No sign yet of the Qualcomm fixes from last month which triggered a U.S. government update mandate for federal staff, with a deadline that was impossible to hit.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Nowadays, both men and women are serving faster than ever before, with players regularly reaching service speeds that were once thought to be nearly impossible.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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In a time when the suffering and seemingly hopeless prospects of America’s poor are known to all who have eyes to see, the only fig leaf available to hide the obscenity of this bill is the old partisan charge of waste, fraud and abuse.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Valentine, Texas, stamps 10,000+ love letters each year For more than three decades, the small-town Valentine Post Office — also known as the Love Station — has processed thousands of love letters from hopeless romantics around the world.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Unsolvable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsolvable. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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