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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
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency has been working with local emergency management agencies to deploy boats for hospital evacuations, but water surrounding and entering the building became dangerous and impassable.
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Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
The department reported flooding on Rainbow Road near the intersection with Northgate Road, saying the area was impassable.
—Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The road to the farm also remains impassable a month later.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2024
These places may not be cut off from the world by the open ocean, but their barriers are no less impassable.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
The department reported flooding on Rainbow Road near the intersection with Northgate Road, saying the area was impassable.
—Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The road to the farm also remains impassable a month later.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2024
These places may not be cut off from the world by the open ocean, but their barriers are no less impassable.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for impassable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impassable
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Kim, who resigned as defense minister after martial law was lifted, is one of Yoon’s close associates.Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Run through the celebrant speech with a few close friends.Marisa Polansky and Kristine Keller, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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Like how a family typically has a head of the household with final decision-making power, leaders seeking to emulate this environment may feel impervious to dissent.Kate Wieczorek, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Chief among its design is its challenging AI that seems impervious to previous game exploits like charging your chi from a safe distance and cheesing damage by unleashing raw supers.Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
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Clear the glass and wipers: In harsh climates, take care that the wiper blades are not frozen or adhere to the windshield.Mark Maynard, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Emergency services in Dublin City, New Hampshire, have issued a warning to dog owners after one pet was rescued after falling through the thin ice on a frozen pond.Alice Gibbs, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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There’s almost nothing more annoying than when your jewelry gets tangled up into an impenetrable knot, but that headache can be avoided by investing in the Bagsmart Jewelry Travel Organizer, one of our favorites, that’s now on sale for $14.Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
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And Starkey, playing the aloof and impenetrable Allerton, has also earned acclaim for his breakout feature role.Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
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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
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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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There was no impregnable IP, technology, or secret Coca-Cola ingredient.Judah Taub, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2024
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Photo : Will Myers The swimming pool is positioned below the house, where it’s surrounded by dense greenery.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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Parts of the dense, equatorial mainland, as well as the islands that lay off the shore of the nascent capital, Cayenne, would be turned into labor camps and prisons for the most serious criminal offenders in mainland France.Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Impassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassable. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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