as in uncanny
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impossible to measure or judge exactly
the imponderable vastness of space
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Recent Examples of imponderable
But Clapper was wrong to suggest that the will to fight is imponderable.
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Scott Atran, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2019
Crookes was universally recognized as one of the greatest scientists of the Victorian era, at the forefront of research on invisible forces and imponderable phenomena.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The wealth of data collected under the 702 program is imponderable.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2023
And underneath all that would be something very imponderable, thrilling, heavy, and challenging.
—Vulture, 17 July 2023
In essence, the slow process of the plates cooling to bedrock, like the evolution of biological life itself, responds to an activity of unsettlingly imponderable and cataclysmic scale.
—Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
For both America and the demonstrators so hopeful of fundamental change during the Arab Spring, there remains an imponderable: Could another similar wave of popular unrest surge again?
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Apr. 2023
Already delayed, the Tour de France sets off Saturday, Aug. 28, shrouded in uncertainty, flying in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and the imponderable question of how many of the 176 riders will avoid infection and endure three exceptionally tough weeks of racing to reach the finish in Paris.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 29 Aug. 2020
Another imponderable is how much lower gas prices would be if Britain produced more itself.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
Scott Atran, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2019
Crookes was universally recognized as one of the greatest scientists of the Victorian era, at the forefront of research on invisible forces and imponderable phenomena.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The wealth of data collected under the 702 program is imponderable.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2023
And underneath all that would be something very imponderable, thrilling, heavy, and challenging.
—Vulture, 17 July 2023
In essence, the slow process of the plates cooling to bedrock, like the evolution of biological life itself, responds to an activity of unsettlingly imponderable and cataclysmic scale.
—Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
For both America and the demonstrators so hopeful of fundamental change during the Arab Spring, there remains an imponderable: Could another similar wave of popular unrest surge again?
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Apr. 2023
Already delayed, the Tour de France sets off Saturday, Aug. 28, shrouded in uncertainty, flying in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and the imponderable question of how many of the 176 riders will avoid infection and endure three exceptionally tough weeks of racing to reach the finish in Paris.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 29 Aug. 2020
Another imponderable is how much lower gas prices would be if Britain produced more itself.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imponderable
Adjective
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Du Maurier makes good use of many of the usual tropes of the Gothic genre, especially uncanny doubling: Relentlessly and unfavorably compared to the Manderley estate’s bewitching former mistress, the nameless narrator is pushed to the brink of sanity by the sinister housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers.—
M.L. Rio,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Those retouching features can look uncanny, though, and are processor-intensive.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That gusher of findings will include new observations of exoplanets—or planets orbiting other stars; new surveys of the structure of the Milky Way; and new studies of dark energy, the mysterious, invisible force that causes the universe to expand continuously at an ever-accelerating rate.—
Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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Beyond mysterious Gathering new data about Venus is vital, Garvin pointed out, so that the next wave of exploration is grounded in what must be done first as scientists attempt to further reveal our sister world.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But Hujar is an enigmatic figure and a biographical portrayal wasn’t exactly on the cards.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Hot Milk is spare, rigorously structured but enigmatic, with a shocking ending that could fuel weeks of argument.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Founded on the ethos of art as a form of mystic healing, the label reimagines the family heirloom—and invites its patrons to examine their relationship with objects.—
Nia Shumake,
Essence,
3 Feb. 2025
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Healy Lake members have long considered their dogs to be mystic companions, according to Combs.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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From Walgreens and Red Lobster to Big Lots and Family Dollar, hundreds of retail locations went dark as part of an ongoing, years-long trend oft attributed to the ongoing economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the prevalence of online shopping.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Without robust funding, some labs will simply go dark.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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After a massive bitcoin facility started operating in the town of Granbury, people of all ages began to experience a range of unexplainable medical issues, including hypertension, chest pain, heart palpitations, migraines, vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and panic attacks.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
18 Dec. 2024
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This fixation helps explain what is otherwise unexplainable — his bizarre obsession with changing the maps.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Turning SoHo's Juniper Showroom into an ethereal garden, the open floor plan allowed for a continuous display of multi-dimensional, otherworldly designs that layered lush pink, bright green and deep purple renewable materials.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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For a deeper and more personalized analysis of puzzle difficulty, please visit Connections Bot.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The need for troops was unfathomable to a cluster of humanitarian volunteers from southern Arizona at a tiny aid camp east of Sasabe, Ariz., where miles of border wall abruptly come to an end at an outcropping in the Sonoran Desert.—
Jack Healy,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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The amount was unfathomable, but their plan was to reorganize and start paying off the debt, members said.—
Teri Sforza,
Orange County Register,
9 Feb. 2025
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