unthinkably

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Recent Examples of unthinkably His Saturday-night blowout in Amsterdam officially kicked off the first Harry tour season since his record-breaking Love On Tour signed off in July 2023 — an unthinkably long layoff for the ultimate mega–pop crowd-crusher. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026 Prior to 2015, that ad would have struck almost everyone as unthinkably crass and disturbing. Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026 The difference between first and second place in several events at the 2026 Winter Games has come down to margins almost unthinkably small — a matter of tenths of a point, hundredths of a second or, in one case, a tiebreaker that came down to a judges’ ruling. Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026 The question is whether every living thing would be wiped out (maybe other than some cockroaches) or if the impact would be something merely unthinkably horrible. Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 If this is true then the ancient greenhouse world of the dinosaurs, lasting into the early age of mammals and already known to be sweltering, was even more unthinkably hot than previously appreciated. Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unthinkably
Adverb
  • But incredibly, that failure actually paved the way for his return to the competition last season, with Benfica hiring him just weeks later.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • This part — two brothers who respect each others’ artistic gifts (most of the time) but cannot stand each other personally — is not universal but incredibly specific.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • March to May is rose season in this region, and the entire valley below erupts into unbelievably fragrant Damask roses.
    Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
  • And the 20-mm silk-dome tweeters handle the top end unbelievably well for this price range, delivering clear, detailed, and clean highs.
    Joe Salas August 28, New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Because these cosmic signals are inconceivably small, preserving every single photon is crucial.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 25 July 2026
  • The 3,200-megapixel camera, built by the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, can take an almost inconceivably high-definition image of the sky every 40 seconds or so, and Rubin’s giant mirror offers an enormous, panoramic vista.
    Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 July 2026

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“Unthinkably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unthinkably. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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