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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
Many streets remain impassable, clogged with debris.
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Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
If nearby roads become impassable, the mission has its own plow.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
The Salt River and Wyoming Ranges, along with the Western Wind River Mountains, are set to see 6-12 inches of snow, with some areas exceeding a foot and gusts of 50 mph making mountain passes like Salt River and South Pass nearly impassable.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
Cleanup from Hurricane Milton's destruction was slow going Saturday, with roads in some counties still impassable, resources scarce for some evacuees making their way back home and power only gradually being restored.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
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Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
If nearby roads become impassable, the mission has its own plow.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
The Salt River and Wyoming Ranges, along with the Western Wind River Mountains, are set to see 6-12 inches of snow, with some areas exceeding a foot and gusts of 50 mph making mountain passes like Salt River and South Pass nearly impassable.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
Cleanup from Hurricane Milton's destruction was slow going Saturday, with roads in some counties still impassable, resources scarce for some evacuees making their way back home and power only gradually being restored.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impassable
Adjective
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Sophie’s own child, Aud Mason-Hyde, is one of the main actors, which adds another layer of things as a close personal story.—
Dan Allen,
NBC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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If there were regulations in place to prevent factory farms from polluting so much, their staggering animal populations and close proximity to people might be less of a concern, but there aren’t.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
23 Jan. 2025
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The film is the studio’s best hope at fielding a billion-dollar blockbuster in 2025, but even the Man of Steel isn’t impervious to box office Kryptonite.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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Anti-immigration narratives are impervious to facts.—
Dan Gooding,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Snow and ice damage can wreak havoc on homes unprepared for such conditions, leading to frozen pipes, collapsed roofs and water damage.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Be sure to try their signature sipper, the Gamechanger, a frozen fruity concoction with two kinds of rum.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025
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Studying Trump’s image-making is, for better or worse, one of the few windows into the worldview of an otherwise impenetrable figure.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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Special run-flat tires, a new thing at the time, finish off the impenetrable visage.—
Josh Max,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Pepe has been Portugal’s bedrock for almost two decades, a scratching, impermeable presence who won 141 caps for his country, and was central to their first major trophy at Euro 2016.—
Jacob Whitehead,
The Athletic,
8 Aug. 2024
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Clay deposits, forming an impermeable layer, result in waterlogged soil.—
David Bressan,
Forbes,
31 Oct. 2024
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
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The combination of environmental regulations protecting chaparral, combined with the dense residential areas near it, mean that prescribed fire is very infrequently used in Southern California.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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The village is small and dense, lined with crumbling structures and the exploded remains of cars.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Impassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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