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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
Getty’s character, Sophia, was in her eighties yet essentially impervious.
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Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Trump seemed then, and still seems now, quite impervious to either.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 14 Sep. 2024
While the fleas die in the human gut, Guinea worms—which are impervious to stomach acid—survive and start mating.
—Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2024
Instead, water puddles on the impervious surfaces of heat islands.
—Dr. Rob Moir, Boston Herald, 6 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Trump seemed then, and still seems now, quite impervious to either.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 14 Sep. 2024
While the fleas die in the human gut, Guinea worms—which are impervious to stomach acid—survive and start mating.
—Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2024
Instead, water puddles on the impervious surfaces of heat islands.
—Dr. Rob Moir, Boston Herald, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impervious
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The team has introduced a new front-suspension design to try and make its car faster in tighter, slower turns.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Even if this shirt came in only one color, managing editor Erin Agostinelli would still love it with its stretchy body-hugging tight fit that's almost like wearing a bodysuit but without the commitment.—
Emily Hochberg,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2025
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The village is small and dense, lined with crumbling structures and the exploded remains of cars.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the visual jokes are dense and the look works for the setting and comedic ethos, reflecting the junky tourist-trap aesthetic that Mumolo and Wiig celebrate.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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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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Sophie’s own child, Aud Mason-Hyde, is one of the main actors, which adds another layer of things as a close personal story.—
Dan Allen,
NBC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Musk stews over Stargate As one of President Trump’s closest allies, Elon Musk was expected to reap a huge advantage over his rivals.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Electric motors are dense hunks of metal, thus are heavy; power cables thick enough to carry the heavy electron flow needed to generate hundreds of horsepower are also not light.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
16 Jan. 2025
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Some of the cables he’s found are as thick as a pinky finger and, when attached to the right tree, are strong enough to anchor an elephant calf.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
16 Jan. 2025
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Studying Trump’s image-making is, for better or worse, one of the few windows into the worldview of an otherwise impenetrable figure.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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Special run-flat tires, a new thing at the time, finish off the impenetrable visage.—
Josh Max,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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These conditions could lead to treacherous travel, with roads becoming impassable in hilly or mountainous areas.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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Thicker layers of ice can cause power outages and make roads impassable.—
Mansee Khurana,
NPR,
4 Jan. 2025
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The insulation will keep you warm in below-zero temperatures, while the sturdy rubber soles will prevent you from slipping and sliding on icy terrain.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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Loftin Hall itself, the former student dining hall where the museum is housed, is noteworthy on its own, with beautiful Mexican tiles and sturdy wooden beams.—
Pam LeBlanc,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Impervious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impervious. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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