the unthinkable
noun
: something that one cannot accept, believe, or imagine
especially
: something that is so bad that one does not want to think about it
And then, the unthinkable happened: the car skidded out of control and crashed.
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In the final, Kao did the unthinkable, beating the two-time defending champ Sewing in two games 15-11, 17-15 to win perhaps the most unlikely gold medal in APP history.
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Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Preparing an amateur soccer squad featuring police officers, builders and transport workers, Fiji manager Rob Sherman is under no illusions about the task at hand as the Pacific islanders look to pull off the unthinkable and qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
The Zoo’s Venomous Residents As war loomed, the London Zoo began preparing for the unthinkable.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The landing force annihilated, the battle is lost. Against overwhelming odds, Scott dares the unthinkable — cross behind enemy lines, survive the lethal landscape, evade capture by ruthless enemies, resist natural predators, face human deserters and finish the mission singlehandedly.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
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Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Preparing an amateur soccer squad featuring police officers, builders and transport workers, Fiji manager Rob Sherman is under no illusions about the task at hand as the Pacific islanders look to pull off the unthinkable and qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
The Zoo’s Venomous Residents As war loomed, the London Zoo began preparing for the unthinkable.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The landing force annihilated, the battle is lost. Against overwhelming odds, Scott dares the unthinkable — cross behind enemy lines, survive the lethal landscape, evade capture by ruthless enemies, resist natural predators, face human deserters and finish the mission singlehandedly.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
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“The unthinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20unthinkable. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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