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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.
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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
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
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Sinks on the vanity have slanted, green marble angles giving them a trendy look, and the faucet’s water spray is equivalent to a drenching rainfall shower (wide, strong, and incredibly impressive).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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This combination of technological capability and human ingenuity is incredibly powerful.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
Adverb
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The Beam offers unbelievably immersive sound.—
Carlos Mejia,
PC Magazine,
16 June 2026
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The Apostle Islands are unbelievably photogenic, the geologic equivalent of Halle Berry in soft light.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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Some writers recognized the team’s inconceivably heavy burden over a few short days.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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Over the course of six inconceivably traumatic days, Caldwell and three friends were forcibly marched and starved, shoved under boulders to evade detection, and made to watch their kidnappers execute members of the rival Kyrgyz Army at point-blank range.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Unthinkably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unthinkably. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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