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insuperable

[in-soo-per-uh-buhl] / ɪnˈsu pər ə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
impassable
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Here and elsewhere, scale is a messaging device, speaking of the Roman imperium’s insuperable need to seize and control large swaths of space.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 22, 2025

That the songs don’t match the story structurally is probably an insuperable problem.

From New York Times Jul. 27, 2023

Lemoine is a supervillain in the least subtle sense, with near-infinite money, insuperable technology and maniacal plans for a grandiose world takeover.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 3, 2023

Zelensky’s visit is a reminder that democracy is worth fighting for and that bravery in the face of what seemed to be insuperable odds can achieve what was once regarded as impossible.

From Washington Post Dec. 21, 2022

The difficulties of execution were not insuperable; but I feared that there should be no vigor in my rendering when my senses were clogged with terror at crowds and a crippling imagination of imminent failure.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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