the impossible
noun
: something that cannot be done or that is very difficult
Expecting people to do a good job in such a short time is asking the impossible.
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Learn about the history of chocolate-making through the multimedia exhibits, create your own masterpiece as Lindt Master Chocolatier in training, and be sure to pose for a photo with the impossible-to-miss 30 foot tall chocolate fountain.
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Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Our mission is to not waste energy on the impossible task of predicting the future, but, instead, use that energy to fully assess today’s reality of what the markets are attempting to discount into the future.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Hours later when the 36 skiers eventually finished, the final standings showed the impossible high and low of skiing.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
From my perch on a sun lounger, Friendship Bay stretches out below me – the curve of the powdery sand beach, the impossible blue of the sea and the calming lapping of the waves against the shore.
—Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 5 Feb. 2026
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Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Our mission is to not waste energy on the impossible task of predicting the future, but, instead, use that energy to fully assess today’s reality of what the markets are attempting to discount into the future.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Hours later when the 36 skiers eventually finished, the final standings showed the impossible high and low of skiing.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
From my perch on a sun lounger, Friendship Bay stretches out below me – the curve of the powdery sand beach, the impossible blue of the sea and the calming lapping of the waves against the shore.
—Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 5 Feb. 2026
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“The impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20impossible. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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