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as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
an eagle's nest in an unattainable location
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as in impossible
incapable of being solved or accomplished
unfortunately, world peace is probably an unattainable ideal
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Recent Examples of unattainable
Geneviève finds herself in various family dynamics in these episodes, starting with a visit to her sister, Leonor (Céline Menville), an overachieving mother of three who doesn’t want Geneviève to give her children unattainable goals.
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Oliver Sava, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
Experts say the videos promote an unattainable body image and lifestyle for boys and men.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
This integrated approach provides for a comprehensive view that enables insights previously unattainable through siloed systems.
—Kirby Forlin, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
In addition to offering previously unattainable data rates, Wi-Fi 7 will employ new technologies to reduce latency, increase network capacity, and boost efficiency.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 13 May 2025
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Oliver Sava, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
Experts say the videos promote an unattainable body image and lifestyle for boys and men.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
This integrated approach provides for a comprehensive view that enables insights previously unattainable through siloed systems.
—Kirby Forlin, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
In addition to offering previously unattainable data rates, Wi-Fi 7 will employ new technologies to reduce latency, increase network capacity, and boost efficiency.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattainable
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Smaller distilleries that previously found India commercially inaccessible may now consider gradual market entry, testing demand and building partnerships under more favorable conditions.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The pin Sunday was in the largely inaccessible front right portion of the green.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2025
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Coco Jones stands tall among them, blending vocal power, vulnerability, and a bold sense of self that is impossible to ignore.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 June 2025
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Her diverse responsibilities grew significantly and replacing her roles with a single individual will be impossible.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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While patients do sometimes give away or sell extra pills, research consistently shows that illegally obtained pills are most commonly used for self-treatment – to control withdrawal and help quit opioids when treatment is unavailable.—
Lucinda Grande,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
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The implication for executives is clear: when full control is unavailable, the strategic task is to locate leverage points where modest shifts can create meaningful results.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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All seemed hopeless for Moore and Mansell, until, out of the blue, a lawyer with the Office of the White House Counsel contacted Moore’s defense lawyers, Seitles and Litwin-Diego, in April to inquire about the case.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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The longtime psych-rock staple co-wrote the album with filmmaker Matt Yoka to be a collection of American stories about hopeless kleptomaniacs, urban explorers, and other people who slip through the cracks.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2025
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Because Scottie Scheffler was at the top of the leaderboard, looking untouchable.—
Jordan Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2025
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Consider that with the current crop of prospects, instead of thinking a player is untouchable.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Forty years after it was first proposed, the two-degree target continues to maintain a talismanic hold over global efforts to address climate change, despite the fact that virtually all sober analyses conclude that the target is now unobtainable.—
Ted Nordhaus,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Feb. 2018
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Whole neighborhoods had materialized, and the streets seemed denser, packed with more and flashier shops offering varieties of high-end Western consumer goods that would have once been unobtainable: cappuccinos and croissants, designer sunglasses, North Face jackets and Timberland boots.—
Ben Ehrenreich,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Unattainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattainable. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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