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Recent Examples of unsinkable
An unsinkable interest Titanic kids — and often by extension, their parents — know all about the sister ships, the R.M.S. Olympic and the H.M.H.S. Britannic; the rescue of the surviving passengers by the R.M.S. Carpathia; and the classes of passengers (first, second and third).
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Janet Manley, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
This was an international business, a household name, and like the Titanic, it was deemed unsinkable.
—Arvin Patel, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
This hybrid amphibious boat combines performance and comfort, transitioning from land to water in seconds, and is virtually unsinkable.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
So should the great majority of this country’s voters.
— Harris Factor, Columbia
Post-debate rationalizing
The Democratic Party has struck an iceberg, and the captain is intent on telling everyone that his ship is unsinkable.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2024
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Janet Manley, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
This was an international business, a household name, and like the Titanic, it was deemed unsinkable.
—Arvin Patel, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
This hybrid amphibious boat combines performance and comfort, transitioning from land to water in seconds, and is virtually unsinkable.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
So should the great majority of this country’s voters.
— Harris Factor, Columbia
Post-debate rationalizing
The Democratic Party has struck an iceberg, and the captain is intent on telling everyone that his ship is unsinkable.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsinkable
Adjective
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Over eons, this deeply buried and buoyant salt layer squeezed upward in other places throughout the region, warping the surface into dramatic landforms like stone arches and spires.—
Mike Bezemek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
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But the buoyant mood was shattered as screams of fear and pain rang out when a minivan plowed into the revelers.—
Chloe Mayer
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Social media posts and years of reviewing cookie-cutter luxury hotels had conditioned me to equate floating breakfasts, monogrammed accessories, butler service, and aromatherapy menus as markers of a dreamy luxury vacation.—
Katherine Alex Beaven,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Oct. 2024
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The boat, a single motorboat, was found floating and half-submerged near the Harbor One Marina.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
3 Sep. 2024
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“Unsinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsinkable. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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