as in unlikely
incapable of being solved or accomplished
the seemingly impossible problem of world hunger fitting everything in my backpack seemed an impossible task
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Recent Examples of impossible
Forecasters say intense snow bands could make travel conditions near impossible in the region, including in the Chicago and Detroit metro areas.
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
But the consensus among academics is that obtaining government funding for mRNA research will be extremely difficult — if not impossible — for many projects.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
Some of those left have missed the window of opportunity to flee – Ukrainian authorities have said evacuations are currently impossible – but others might be waiting for the Russian troops to arrive.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Marquette, Alger, Gogebic, and Luce counties could see between 4 and 10 inches of snow through Monday, and travel may become difficult or even impossible during periods of intense snowfall.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
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The team rallied to win their first Test in Australia since 2011 at the MCG in Melbourne and have now taken the final Test into a fifth day in Sydney, albeit victory looks unlikely.—
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Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, said a major drought year is unlikely given how much precipitation the state has gotten, adding that the southern part of state is seeing one of the wettest starts to any water year on record.—
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The Knights could only manage a hopeless heave from well beyond halfcourt at the buzzer.—
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Produced by Feingold’s Romantical and distributed by Level33, the film follows Leo Kadner (Feingold), a hopeless romantic New Yorker who reconnects with his childhood crush Eva Shapiro (Sarah Coffey) while preparing for his 31-year-old Bar Mitzvah.—
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Those costs, Adler said, include slowing down response times, increasing the number of computations and sometimes the model rejecting non-problematic requests.—
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The Sabres run into some significant issues down the lineup — upgrading the fourth line should be among Kekäläinen’s most pressing priorities between now and the trade deadline — but young centre Noah Ostlund has helped give Buffalo’s usually problematic fourth line some connective heft and floor.—
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Nothing’s as sobering to an impractical but fun idea as having to foot the bill.—
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By increasing effective gravity, researchers can accelerate years or even decades of structural and geological stress into just a few hours, enabling experiments that would be impractical in the real world.—
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But the rally felt less threatening than futile.—
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And this is asking that question, how are these people finding meaning and purpose in their lives that feel so oppressive and futile?—
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“Impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impossible. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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