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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But he’s made the impossible a conversation to consider for so many people.
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Zach Harper, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
But then Lilly Lashes, which has been worn by Ciara, Gayle King, and more stars, according to the brand, sent me its new glue-free ones, and the impossible somehow became possible.
—Alex Nelson, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Santa Claus does the impossible every year on Christmas Eve, but tracking his journey live has only become a global tradition fairly recently.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
And what rare films subsequently emerged were often burdened with the impossible task of speaking (weakly, obsequiously) to the contemporary moment, whatever that may be; look no further than the mess that is Gladiator II for an example.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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Zach Harper, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
But then Lilly Lashes, which has been worn by Ciara, Gayle King, and more stars, according to the brand, sent me its new glue-free ones, and the impossible somehow became possible.
—Alex Nelson, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Santa Claus does the impossible every year on Christmas Eve, but tracking his journey live has only become a global tradition fairly recently.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
And what rare films subsequently emerged were often burdened with the impossible task of speaking (weakly, obsequiously) to the contemporary moment, whatever that may be; look no further than the mess that is Gladiator II for an example.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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“The impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20impossible. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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