as in impossible
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Recent Examples of unviable
Gas prices skyrocketed — with much of Europe’s gas coming from Russia becoming unviable — forcing countries to look for cheaper, cleaner alternatives.
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Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Smaller insurance companies with local concentration may become unviable and only national behemoths will survive through rate increases.
—Phillip Molnar, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
This could make the project as a whole unviable, resulting in it simply never deploying.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The 7pm slot is unusual but is a league contingency when other kick-off times are unavailable or unviable.
—Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for unviable
Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Smaller insurance companies with local concentration may become unviable and only national behemoths will survive through rate increases.
—Phillip Molnar, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
This could make the project as a whole unviable, resulting in it simply never deploying.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The 7pm slot is unusual but is a league contingency when other kick-off times are unavailable or unviable.
—Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unviable
Adjective
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The balancing act is a startling visual and seems almost impossible to achieve in real life.—
James Russell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 May 2025
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The teardown and communications teams at iFixit were largely expecting Apple to release another tiny product that was impossible to fix or have its batteries swapped, filling the gaps in landfills alongside AirPods.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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What cannot be disputed, however, is that the Padres have invested and continue to invest in their team at a level that is well beyond what not long ago was unthinkable in San Diego and is still seen as unfeasible in several places like it.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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The meltdown of the office market in the years after the coronavirus outbreak, however, rendered a speculative office development unfeasible.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Despite the initial enthusiasm, zoo officials say the project became unworkable.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Google’s attempt to avoid explaining how to overthrow U.S. democracy seems naive and ultimately unworkable.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The timeline for such an effort, the company believes, makes this infeasible.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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But as happened in the Cold War, once the Soviet Union began to reach nuclear parity with the United States, such an objective would likely prove difficult if not infeasible.—
ANDREW S. LIM,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But his chairman had requested the impracticable.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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The plan’s 10-year phase-in period, which was intended to lower costs and make implementation more feasible, was criticized as impracticable.—
Gabrielle M. Etzel,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 July 2024
Adjective
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This type of pregnancy is nonviable and may be life-threatening if it is not treated.—
Corey Whelan,
Verywell Health,
24 Jan. 2025
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The doctors informed her that the fetus was nonviable and would die, either before or shortly after delivery, the lawsuit said.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Real estate investments, including rental properties, (DSTs) with cash if a 1031 exchange is impractical, or real estate investment trusts (REITs), can produce regular income through rental payments.—
Fred Hubler,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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This highly contentious deal was criticized for being inhumane and impractical at the time.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Not cut out for heroics, inept ant soldiers Arnie and Barney decide to tackle the problem by themselves, inadvertently becoming the most unlikely of heroes in the process.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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In markets like the U.S. and the U.K., government bonds have historically been considered safe investments, as the governments were considered highly unlikely to default on their debts.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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“Unviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unviable. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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