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as in infinite
being or seeming to be without limits
the unfathomable reaches of space
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as in incomprehensible
impossible to understand
for some unfathomable reason the family decided to venture out into the blizzard
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Recent Examples of unfathomable
In late November, after Ohio State lost to archrival Michigan for the fourth consecutive time — at home, as a three-touchdown favorite — this moment seemed unfathomable to perhaps everyone other than the Buckeyes themselves.
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Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The unfathomable idea that the track may soon close or be sold is closer to reality than ever.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
But with fires spreading unfathomable destruction, calls to cancel the Grammys, SAG Awards and Oscars came quickly.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
The recent images from Los Angeles are both unfathomable and terrifying.
—Caitlin Clarkson Pereira, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2025
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Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The unfathomable idea that the track may soon close or be sold is closer to reality than ever.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
But with fires spreading unfathomable destruction, calls to cancel the Grammys, SAG Awards and Oscars came quickly.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
The recent images from Los Angeles are both unfathomable and terrifying.
—Caitlin Clarkson Pereira, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for unfathomable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfathomable
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The market’s complexities, volatility and an infinite number of other variables can cause unpredictable price fluctuations, but your own mindset is just as key among the variables that can set your financial portfolio back.—
Emily Glass,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2025
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Romance writers are excellent at combining tropes, of subverting the traditional view of a trope, and applying tropes to an infinite number of new settings, characters, and conflicts.—
Denise Williams,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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This is something incomprehensible to any human being.—
Caitlin McFall,
Fox News,
5 Feb. 2025
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The loss of Oakland’s MLB team and then the city’s greatest MLB son in the same year is an almost incomprehensible loss for fans like Peters, who feel abandoned by the league.—
Melissa Lockard,
The Athletic,
21 Dec. 2024
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Palantir is quite vocal about how President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s farewell address warning about the military-industrial complex has come to pass, that the endless combinations of contractors has ended any real competition.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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As Preece took a wild tumble in what seemed like an endless series of rolls after air got caught under the car's chassis, fans held their breath until the car eventually grounded back on its wheels, resting to an eerie silence.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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That gusher of findings will include new observations of exoplanets—or planets orbiting other stars; new surveys of the structure of the Milky Way; and new studies of dark energy, the mysterious, invisible force that causes the universe to expand continuously at an ever-accelerating rate.—
Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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Beyond mysterious Gathering new data about Venus is vital, Garvin pointed out, so that the next wave of exploration is grounded in what must be done first as scientists attempt to further reveal our sister world.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Du Maurier makes good use of many of the usual tropes of the Gothic genre, especially uncanny doubling: Relentlessly and unfavorably compared to the Manderley estate’s bewitching former mistress, the nameless narrator is pushed to the brink of sanity by the sinister housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers.—
M.L. Rio,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Those retouching features can look uncanny, though, and are processor-intensive.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The sometimes unintelligible lyrics roll out over spare acoustic guitar in what sounds like an unfinished demo.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
16 Jan. 2025
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From lobbing slow-motion, underhanded softballs of no public interest to failing to seek clarification for unintelligible tirades to ignoring or allowing falsehoods and blatant political spin, the interview serves less as a public service and more as a reminder of ...—
Becket Adams,
National Review,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But here’s the thing: For the average American, these lofty concerns can feel distant, esoteric and abstract.—
Matt K. Lewis,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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In addition to leading one of the most progressive, esoteric, and liberalized sects of Islam, the imam was an accomplished racehorse breeder and proponent of Islamic architecture.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Artificial intelligence is even peering through the most impenetrable of artifacts: ancient, charred scrolls that are too delicate to be unfurled.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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What may sound conceptually impenetrable again proves to function not only well, but with humanity, with the release of Horsegiirl’s debut EP, v.i.p. – very important pony.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Unfathomable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfathomable. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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