as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
a nearly unapproachable fortress in the mountains
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Recent Examples of unapproachable
Now researchers can finally access a corner of the geometric universe that was once completely unapproachable.
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Quanta Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
This series has not set out to mythologize Indigenous communities with bespoke, unapproachable, or mystic traditional practices and solutions — but instead underscores humility as a throughline.
—Paige Vega, Vox, 17 Sep. 2024
No truer than in Orange County, where fine dining too often coincides with unapproachable.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
Much of its lexicon sounds both unapproachable and, well, just weird: sticky wicket, googly, yorker, jaffa, daisy cutter, silly mid off, maiden over, tickle, nurdle, trundler, paddle scoop, popping crease, golden duck.
—Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 25 July 2024
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Quanta Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
This series has not set out to mythologize Indigenous communities with bespoke, unapproachable, or mystic traditional practices and solutions — but instead underscores humility as a throughline.
—Paige Vega, Vox, 17 Sep. 2024
No truer than in Orange County, where fine dining too often coincides with unapproachable.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
Much of its lexicon sounds both unapproachable and, well, just weird: sticky wicket, googly, yorker, jaffa, daisy cutter, silly mid off, maiden over, tickle, nurdle, trundler, paddle scoop, popping crease, golden duck.
—Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unapproachable
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Parts of the islands, which were struck by Cyclone Chido over the weekend with winds of more than 124 mph, remained inaccessible to rescue workers on Monday, said French civil security spokesperson Alexandre Jouassard.Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Since the civil war erupted in 2011, Syria has been largely inaccessible to journalists, with the Assad government imposing strict media restrictions and ongoing violence making reporting dangerous.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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Casual dining Data is unavailable Please contact cnbc support to provide details about what went wrong Traffic to casual-dining restaurants has fallen 2% year-to-date through October, according to Circana data.Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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When certain items were unavailable the model chose suitable replacements based on its own knowledge about cooking.Will Knight, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
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Analysing Forest's midfield options Are Real Madrid untouchable?New York Times, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2024
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As for the Yankees, Dominguez has been untouchable up until this point.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Unapproachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unapproachable. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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