insuperable
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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
Dava Sobel says Eddington told Cecilia that he saw "no insuperable obstacles," and Cecilia kept in touch with Eddington after that initial encounter.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 22, 2023
Two women who are attached to their cultural roots yet alienated by the conservative values of their communities hold for each other the answer to problems that until now have seemed insuperable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 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
“And your previous dreams, were they real too? Is Thornfield Hall a ruin? Am I severed from you by insuperable obstacles? Am I leaving you without a tear—without a kiss—without a word?”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing insuperable
Frankenstein
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