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as in tight
not allowing penetration (as by gas, liquid, or light)
the material for this coat is supposed to be impervious to rain
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as in dense
impossible to get through or into
the rain forest is impervious to all but the most dedicated explorers
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Recent Examples of impervious
Like how a family typically has a head of the household with final decision-making power, leaders seeking to emulate this environment may feel impervious to dissent.
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Kate Wieczorek, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Chief among its design is its challenging AI that seems impervious to previous game exploits like charging your chi from a safe distance and cheesing damage by unleashing raw supers.
—Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
As streaming services like Netflix have continued to attract and further carve up audiences, live sporting events have continuously proved impervious to declines in viewership felt across traditional television.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 24 July 2024
Its silicon balance spring is designed to maintain performance reliability, remaining impervious to magnetic fields and temperature variations.
—Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
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Kate Wieczorek, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Chief among its design is its challenging AI that seems impervious to previous game exploits like charging your chi from a safe distance and cheesing damage by unleashing raw supers.
—Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
As streaming services like Netflix have continued to attract and further carve up audiences, live sporting events have continuously proved impervious to declines in viewership felt across traditional television.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 24 July 2024
Its silicon balance spring is designed to maintain performance reliability, remaining impervious to magnetic fields and temperature variations.
—Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
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The whole package is great fun, and everything wraps up in a blessedly tight 95 minutes (man, movies are way too long these days).Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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In general, the skin on your feet may feel rough, tight, and hard at times.Francisco J. Rivera Rosario, Health, 22 Dec. 2024
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As for roads, dense fog, winter storms and flash floods were snarling traffic across the U.S. In the Pacific Northwest, an atmospheric river was bringing heavy snow and rain to California, Oregon and Washington.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Limelight then follows standard steelmaking techniques to create a slag of impurities at the top of the brew, allowing dense pure iron to flow out through a channel below.Andrew Rosenblum, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
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Pepe has been Portugal’s bedrock for almost two decades, a scratching, impermeable presence who won 141 caps for his country, and was central to their first major trophy at Euro 2016.Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
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Clay deposits, forming an impermeable layer, result in waterlogged soil.David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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In contrast, its closest peer, Eli Lilly stock is down 15% over this period.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Anglerfish ancestors lived on the seafloor and maneuvered around using specialized stout fins, much like their close relatives the batfishes and frogfishes.Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Choosing heels with a thicker heel or platform can also provide more support and stability.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Before transferring the baking sheet to the oven, use a clean hand or the bottom of a glass to press the dough balls into rounds that are ½ inch thick and 4 inches in diameter.Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2024
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The fame afforded Sacks financial freedom, as well as more opportunities to tell the stories of people whose isolation had previously seemed impenetrable.Michael S. Roth, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2024
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When planted in rows, Golden Oakland® Holly makes an impenetrable privacy screen.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Jamaica Public Service, the island’s electricity provider, said in a statement late Tuesday that impassable roads were preventing crews from restoring power in some areas.Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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Their condominium buildings ended up receiving a foot of water, and many streets still remained underwater and impassable by mid-afternoon on Friday, Sept. 27, as the couple walked four miles to try to retrieve their cars.Diane Herbst, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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Others complimented the easy assembly and sturdy structure.Madison Yauger, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Make sure your family is prepared for time outdoors with waterproof gloves, winter coats, warm hats, scarves, sturdy boots, and insulating base layers.Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Impervious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impervious. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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