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as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
an eagle's nest in an unattainable location
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as in impossible
incapable of being solved or accomplished
unfortunately, world peace is probably an unattainable ideal
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Recent Examples of unattainable
American reconnaissance flights over eastern Europe, for example, have offered Kyiv otherwise unattainable forewarning on Russian activity and assistance in targeting.
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David Brennan, ABC News, 19 June 2025
Yet the steep costs in the United States make the procedure unattainable for many.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Leading frontier models are already integrating Composite AI elements, such as tool-calling, to deliver state-of-the-art performance benchmarks unattainable through a singular methodology.
—Anuradha Weeraman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Without them, we’re left with tripe, something unrelatable and unattainable, worst of all: untrue.
—Brendan O’Meara 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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David Brennan, ABC News, 19 June 2025
Yet the steep costs in the United States make the procedure unattainable for many.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Leading frontier models are already integrating Composite AI elements, such as tool-calling, to deliver state-of-the-art performance benchmarks unattainable through a singular methodology.
—Anuradha Weeraman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Without them, we’re left with tripe, something unrelatable and unattainable, worst of all: untrue.
—Brendan O’Meara 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattainable
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The result was catastrophic: Ambulances were rerouted, surgeries were delayed and electronic health records were inaccessible for weeks.—
Chris Bowen,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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And when care becomes unaffordable or inaccessible, the ripple effects hit everyone.—
Reshma Saujani,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
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No sign yet of the Qualcomm fixes from last month which triggered a U.S. government update mandate for federal staff, with a deadline that was impossible to hit.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Nowadays, both men and women are serving faster than ever before, with players regularly reaching service speeds that were once thought to be nearly impossible.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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People have been able to book the stadium lounges and suites for private events in the past but the spaces have been unavailable in the last year due to construction.—
Erin Glynn,
The Enquirer,
11 July 2025
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That latter idea flows from a notion that if rescissions are proposed late in the fiscal year and Congress does not have the full 45-day period to act on any such proposals, the funds expire and become unavailable for obligation.—
Doug Criscitello,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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In a time when the suffering and seemingly hopeless prospects of America’s poor are known to all who have eyes to see, the only fig leaf available to hide the obscenity of this bill is the old partisan charge of waste, fraud and abuse.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Valentine, Texas, stamps 10,000+ love letters each year For more than three decades, the small-town Valentine Post Office — also known as the Love Station — has processed thousands of love letters from hopeless romantics around the world.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Out of all New York's prospects, Lombard is the closest thing to untouchable that the Yankees have.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Another forward who could depart Stamford Bridge is Nicolas Jackson, who is not considered ‘untouchable’ following the arrivals of Liam Delap and Joao Pedro this summer.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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Unlike deterrence by punishment, which threatens consequences like economic sanctions, a strategy of denial seeks to convince an aggressor that its objectives are unobtainable, by making the likelihood of a catastrophic military defeat more credible.—
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Since then, Mbeumo has seemingly become unobtainable.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
12 June 2025
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“Unattainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattainable. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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