impossibly
adverb
im·pos·si·bly
(ˌ)im-ˈpä-sə-blē 
1
: not possibly
2
: to an improbable degree : unbelievably
an impossibly green lawn
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The Western Conference is impossibly tough every NBA season, and this one will be no exception.
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Above the tree line, the landscape changes completely with alpine tundra, jagged peaks jutting out in the distance, and skies that seem impossibly close.
—Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Their output bears no visible relationship to the data that went in, and cracking a modern encryption algorithm would take an impossibly long time (or a quantum computer from the future).
—PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Harry Melling and Lesley Sharp, Pillion follows a directionless man who is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Above the tree line, the landscape changes completely with alpine tundra, jagged peaks jutting out in the distance, and skies that seem impossibly close.
—Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Their output bears no visible relationship to the data that went in, and cracking a modern encryption algorithm would take an impossibly long time (or a quantum computer from the future).
—PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Harry Melling and Lesley Sharp, Pillion follows a directionless man who is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Impossibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impossibly. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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