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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
Without immediate action, the laudable goals of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the promise of a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) may become unattainable.
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Scott White, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Participants could contribute their data and earn crypto incentives, a feat unattainable through traditional banking or Web2 platforms.
—Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
With the widespread use of photo-editing tools to alter images and videos before posting, a distorted version of reality is often presented, leading followers to feel pressured to meet unattainable standards.
—Jazmin Towe, Parents, 27 Feb. 2025
While a Sholes & Gliddon is these days regarded as the cornerstone of any typewriter enthusiast's collection, the original and quite magnificent Malling Hansen Writing Ball is now all but unattainable.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
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Scott White, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Participants could contribute their data and earn crypto incentives, a feat unattainable through traditional banking or Web2 platforms.
—Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
With the widespread use of photo-editing tools to alter images and videos before posting, a distorted version of reality is often presented, leading followers to feel pressured to meet unattainable standards.
—Jazmin Towe, Parents, 27 Feb. 2025
While a Sholes & Gliddon is these days regarded as the cornerstone of any typewriter enthusiast's collection, the original and quite magnificent Malling Hansen Writing Ball is now all but unattainable.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattainable
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Their archives, as Pember reports, are often inaccessible; a bureaucratic fog obscures much of the record.—
Charles Arrowsmith,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Clinical trials generate vast amounts of data which could be used to develop other treatments, beyond those directly attached to trial outcomes, but much of it is inaccessible, because it’s stored in incompatible formats and systems.—
Amy Guttman,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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That’s mathematically impossible, the Congressional Budget Office says, without cutting Medicaid, which provides health coverage to more than 70 million people.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Jokić nearly broke the all-time mark for Player Efficiency Rating (PER), whatever that is, and completed the seemingly impossible feat of averaging a triple-double while playing center.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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At present, details regarding the extent of land burned and the size of the crew conducting the prescribed fire are unavailable.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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This is one where switching watch faces has for some people let to watch faces becoming unavailable.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Mimi seesaws between hopeless heroin addict and righteous truth-teller.—
Jeffrey Seller,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Previewing the playoffs with a playoff team draft Finding 3 positive thoughts for each of the NHL’s 15 most hopeless teams 16 stats: Blues’ turnaround, Lane Hutson’s stardom and Stars’ struggles Comments D Dan N. · 4h 17m ago Helle is thee best.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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On paper, there’s nothing here that should be untouchable: Horror is a genre ripe for envelope-pushing, and that often includes the exploration of uncomfortable themes.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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His miracles were ecumenical, often involving the untouchable.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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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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The current level of EV sales in Europe suggests this goal is unobtainable.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Unattainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattainable. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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