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Recent Examples of unpassable
Southwest has canceled more than a dozen departing from Louisville after Arctic blast that rendered routes unpassable last week.
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Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2022
An ice storm expected to arrive late Thursday could leave some roads virtually unpassable, the Oregon Department of Transportation warned, and drivers should avoid travel altogether if slick conditions materialize.
—oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2022
This caused mud and debris to flow down the mountainsides from the burn scars of the Tamarack and Caldor wildfires of 2021, and made portions of Highway 89 unpassable.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Aug. 2022
The iconic landmarks of Yellowstone National Park were shuttered to the public and its roads left unpassable after a torrential downpour and rapid snowmelt contributed to unprecedented flooding.
—Aditi Sangal, CNN, 14 June 2022
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Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2022
An ice storm expected to arrive late Thursday could leave some roads virtually unpassable, the Oregon Department of Transportation warned, and drivers should avoid travel altogether if slick conditions materialize.
—oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2022
This caused mud and debris to flow down the mountainsides from the burn scars of the Tamarack and Caldor wildfires of 2021, and made portions of Highway 89 unpassable.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Aug. 2022
The iconic landmarks of Yellowstone National Park were shuttered to the public and its roads left unpassable after a torrential downpour and rapid snowmelt contributed to unprecedented flooding.
—Aditi Sangal, CNN, 14 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpassable
Adjective
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By this point, the road behind him was impassable, too.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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By that point, according to survivor accounts, many evacuation routes had been impassable for hours.—
Zeynep Tufekci,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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The northbound lane of Emerson Avenue remains impassible at East 10th Street, but the intersection isn't closed for cars heading south, east or west.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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Back in 2022, when the Lerner family tried to do just that, the media dispute proved an impassible roadblock, Sportico previously reported.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Unpassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpassable. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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