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also impassible
as in close
impossible to get through or into
the road was impassable until snowplows cleared it
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Recent Examples of impassable
Farmers rushed to move cows to keep them from freezing to death and to feed and water them as rural roads became impassable.
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Melina Walling, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
In the frantic haste to get to safety, roadways became impassable when scores of people abandoned their vehicles and fled on foot, some toting suitcases.
—Jaimie Ding, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
In Southern California, intense rainfall triggered large debris flows, making several streets impassable, including Mulholland Drive in Santa Monica and several roads in the Palisades.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
Tallahassee could get a dusting of snow and a quarter of an inch of ice − enough to make roads impassable and knock out power lines from the winter storm forecast to hit the area.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
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Melina Walling, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
In the frantic haste to get to safety, roadways became impassable when scores of people abandoned their vehicles and fled on foot, some toting suitcases.
—Jaimie Ding, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
In Southern California, intense rainfall triggered large debris flows, making several streets impassable, including Mulholland Drive in Santa Monica and several roads in the Palisades.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
Tallahassee could get a dusting of snow and a quarter of an inch of ice − enough to make roads impassable and knock out power lines from the winter storm forecast to hit the area.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impassable
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People who met at book club have gone on to become close friends and even roommates, Mitchell tells Axios.—
Ashley Mahoney,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Starmer’s deal would send the island chain to Mauritius, a former British colony and current close ally of China.—
Naomi Lim,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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Where even some of the more reluctant treatment subjects like Rick seem to be getting at least a little out of the experience, Lochlan appears impervious to this coaching.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
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Citing fellow pundit Ezra Klein, Pfaff says the media are generating a rising-crime vibe that seems impervious to the facts.—
F.K. Plous,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Frappuccinos are the biggest victim of Starbucks’ slim down, with about 40% of the frozen, coffee-like milkshakes being removed resulting in the reduction of non-seasonal flavors from 21 to 12.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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At the top of the list is a recall for Feel Good Foods’ frozen mac and cheese bites, which were pulled from stores nationwide after the discovery of metal contamination.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Test Your Defenses Regularly No system is impenetrable, which is why continuous testing is essential.—
Julio Fort,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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If love is a conspiracy of two, impenetrable to outsiders, Iago finds a way to pierce through, seeding doubt about Desdemona in Othello.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
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Much of the Floridan Aquifer is shielded significantly from downward migration of pollution by overlying layers of dense, impermeable clay.—
Kevin Spear,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
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Surface treatments can help make paper—which naturally sops up moisture from the air that could affect the device built on top—relatively impermeable.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Jan. 2013
Adjective
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From Sandro Tonali to Dan Burn and Dubravka, this current side have been borderline impregnable over the past month.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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For more than half a century, the Assad dynasty appeared to have an impregnable hold over Syria.—
Natasha Hall,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Zero visibility protocol: In situations of near-zero visibility due to dense fog, activate your hazard lights and seek a secure location, such as a nearby business’s parking lot, to pull over and come to a stop.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Orange County Register,
27 Feb. 2025
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And because the mattress is incredibly well made, each box is fairly dense and heavy.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Impassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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