uncrossable
adjective
un·cross·able
ˌən-ˈkrȯ-sə-bəl 
: unable to be crossed : not crossable
an uncrossable chasm
an uncrossable line
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In the spring, when animals’ energy stores are low, navigating uncrossable fences can cause pregnant wildlife to miscarry and, over time, result in declining birthrates, the authors wrote.
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Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
28 June 2026
As court rulings across the country whittled away the NCAA’s power and rulebook, gambling was a red line that seemed uncrossable.
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Matt Baker,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
There has been plenty of rightful crowing about the quagmire that is college athletics, most of it directly traceable to the money – the death of senior night, overrecruiting, tampering, transferring and what can only be described as a nearly uncrossable chasm between the haves and have nots.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
These were opposites that politely masked their differences, that delicately avoided the uncrossable border between them.
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Clare Sestanovich,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2023
Waterline Square is the last puzzle piece in the 57-acre site high above the Hudson River that grew slowly southward from West 72nd Street to West 59th Street, covering what was once an uncrossable swath of rail tracks.
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Curbed,
27 July 2022
In a region where boundaries separating race and class could be both nebulous and uncrossable, Vroman’s redrew them.
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Lynell George,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2022
Getting militarily involved in Ukraine means getting into a war with Russia, crossing the uncrossable Cold War lines that threatened nuclear annihilation.
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Michael Tomasky,
The New Republic,
15 Feb. 2022
The earthworks don’t have to be uncrossable to be deathtraps for the Russians.
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David Axe,
Forbes,
6 Dec. 2021
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Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
28 June 2026
As court rulings across the country whittled away the NCAA’s power and rulebook, gambling was a red line that seemed uncrossable.
—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
There has been plenty of rightful crowing about the quagmire that is college athletics, most of it directly traceable to the money – the death of senior night, overrecruiting, tampering, transferring and what can only be described as a nearly uncrossable chasm between the haves and have nots.
—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
These were opposites that politely masked their differences, that delicately avoided the uncrossable border between them.
—
Clare Sestanovich,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2023
Waterline Square is the last puzzle piece in the 57-acre site high above the Hudson River that grew slowly southward from West 72nd Street to West 59th Street, covering what was once an uncrossable swath of rail tracks.
—
Curbed,
27 July 2022
In a region where boundaries separating race and class could be both nebulous and uncrossable, Vroman’s redrew them.
—
Lynell George,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2022
Getting militarily involved in Ukraine means getting into a war with Russia, crossing the uncrossable Cold War lines that threatened nuclear annihilation.
—
Michael Tomasky,
The New Republic,
15 Feb. 2022
The earthworks don’t have to be uncrossable to be deathtraps for the Russians.
—
David Axe,
Forbes,
6 Dec. 2021
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“Uncrossable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncrossable. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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