: not imaginable or comprehensible
unimaginable horror
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the unimaginable horrors of war
a disaster of almost unimaginable proportions
This technology would have been unimaginable five years ago.
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Fresh evacuation orders for more than 30,000 Californians on Wednesday serve as a stark reminder to the rest of the country that local residents continue to face unimaginable danger.
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Douglas Schoen, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
For most Americans, the past few days have felt like a whirlwind; for intersex Americans like myself, the past week has been one of unimaginable whiplash.
—Alicia Roth Weigel, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Two weeks after the fire swept through, the destruction in Altadena remains unimaginable.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
But Southern California wildfires forced postponement of Charlotte’s contests against the Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers, altering things in an unimaginable fashion.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 Jan. 2025
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Douglas Schoen, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
For most Americans, the past few days have felt like a whirlwind; for intersex Americans like myself, the past week has been one of unimaginable whiplash.
—Alicia Roth Weigel, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Two weeks after the fire swept through, the destruction in Altadena remains unimaginable.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
But Southern California wildfires forced postponement of Charlotte’s contests against the Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers, altering things in an unimaginable fashion.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Unimaginable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unimaginable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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