insurmountable
adjective
in·sur·mount·able
ˌin(t)-sər-ˈmau̇n-tə-bəl 
: incapable of being surmounted : insuperable
insurmountable problems
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They were faced with several insurmountable obstacles.
the familiar story of the underdog who ultimately triumphs despite insurmountable odds
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By the time Jayden Fielding’s chip-shot field goal creased the uprights to give Ohio State an insurmountable 11-point lead, fans were closing out their tabs with one last round of shots.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The game nearly turned in the last four minutes
When Reese, a Randallstown native and St. Frances graduate, dropped in a layup with just over five minutes left in the second half, Maryland owned what seemed to be an insurmountable 66-57 advantage.
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CBS News, 23 Jan. 2025
By the time Jayden Fielding’s chip-shot field goal creased the uprights to give Ohio State an insurmountable 11-point lead, fans were closing out their tabs with one last round of shots.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The game nearly turned in the last four minutes
When Reese, a Randallstown native and St. Frances graduate, dropped in a layup with just over five minutes left in the second half, Maryland owned what seemed to be an insurmountable 66-57 advantage.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2025
Escalante builds an atmosphere of otherworldly despair that overwhelms with its stark assertion of how seemingly insurmountable the horrors are.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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insurmountable
adjective
in·sur·mount·able
ˌin(t)-sər-ˈmau̇nt-ə-bəl
: incapable of being surmounted
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