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Recent Examples of unbreachable
Rather than hold management accountable, shareholders typically run into an unbreachable wall of opposition from founders like Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Snap’s Evan Spiegel, and Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who control a majority of voting shares at their respective companies.
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Seth Fiegerman, CNN, 29 Oct. 2022
Dump trucks with tires twice my height rolled past us, ferrying dirt like so many ants, building what Bardini and his fellow-engineers hope will be unbreachable barriers.
—James Ross Gardner, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2023
Best to arrive at her fort defenseless to have half a chance at challenging her own almost unbreachable defense system.
—Bono, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2022
There are times when the gap between Catra and Adora felt unbreachable, and then there's the horrible robotic hivemind stuff in the final season.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2022
At the start of Europe’s migration crisis in 2015, the English Channel was regarded as an unbreachable barrier, its shifting currents and volatile weather making any attempt to cross too dangerous.
—New York Times, 25 Nov. 2021
This reduces what were once formerly unbreachable barriers to entry to many industries.
—Bill Fischer, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
The act of crossing over the supposedly unbreachable rivers of race is meant to be shameful.
—Nylah Burton, refinery29.com, 26 Sep. 2021
Another, an election-security expert named Harri Hursti, tracks down supposedly unbreachable voting machines to tinker with their vulnerabilities.
—Jake Coyle, Star Tribune, 28 Oct. 2020
Seth Fiegerman, CNN, 29 Oct. 2022
Dump trucks with tires twice my height rolled past us, ferrying dirt like so many ants, building what Bardini and his fellow-engineers hope will be unbreachable barriers.
—James Ross Gardner, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2023
Best to arrive at her fort defenseless to have half a chance at challenging her own almost unbreachable defense system.
—Bono, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2022
There are times when the gap between Catra and Adora felt unbreachable, and then there's the horrible robotic hivemind stuff in the final season.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2022
At the start of Europe’s migration crisis in 2015, the English Channel was regarded as an unbreachable barrier, its shifting currents and volatile weather making any attempt to cross too dangerous.
—New York Times, 25 Nov. 2021
This reduces what were once formerly unbreachable barriers to entry to many industries.
—Bill Fischer, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
The act of crossing over the supposedly unbreachable rivers of race is meant to be shameful.
—Nylah Burton, refinery29.com, 26 Sep. 2021
Another, an election-security expert named Harri Hursti, tracks down supposedly unbreachable voting machines to tinker with their vulnerabilities.
—Jake Coyle, Star Tribune, 28 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbreachable
Adjective
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That doesn’t mean the Russian-Chinese relationship is inviolable; areas of disagreement and divergent policy remain.—
Linggong Kong,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2025
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France and Germany have responded with a seriousness typically reserved for Russia and China, emphasizing the importance of maintaining Europe’s borders as inviolable.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
The Christian Science Monitor,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Across the continent, once unassailable regional champions are suddenly vulnerable.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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But with pitching injuries increasingly common, and the benefits of bringing in a reliever after going twice through the batting order statistically unassailable, the circumstances under which starters are allowed to continue have dwindled.—
Bruce Schoenfeld Robert Fass Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Schneider didn’t hesitate to suggest Ripken’s record as baseball’s most untouchable mark.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Like many of Gretzky's records, the goals record was once thought to be untouchable.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Initially intended as a technological marvel to rival Concorde, the Anglo-French supersonic aircraft, development of Boeing 2707 faced insurmountable technical and economic challenges and was ultimately aborted: a failure of industrial policy to balance ambition with feasibility.—
Made by History,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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The challenges are significant but not insurmountable.—
Murtaza Ali,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Yes, football provides an excellent metaphor for the preparation, perseverance, teamwork, focus on fundamentals and an invincible heart required to live boldly.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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With his directing partner and brother, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo has helmed some of the most successful blockbusters of the 21st century under the once invincible Marvel banner.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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An e-mail publication was invulnerable to the caprices of social-media platforms and their algorithms.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
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No authentication mechanism is invulnerable to exploitations.—
Ranjitkumar Sivakumar,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Gmail versus the rest Statista But Gmail (and other) security restrictions are not bulletproof — far from it.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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All that said, there are no platforms that are bulletproof for sharing secrets.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Unbreachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbreachable. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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