as in incredible
beyond the power to describe
the indescribable immensity of Mount Everest
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Recent Examples of indescribable
Man on Wire transports us back to that indescribable hour on the morning of Aug. 7, 1974, while also showing all the anxiety-inducing steps leading up to the event.
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EW.com, 30 Sep. 2024
And this Sweater Weather candle from Bath & Body Works captures that indescribable feeling of wrapping yourself in a giant slouchy sweater or sweatshirt and lounging on the porch or couch.
—Michelle Mastro, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2024
The strength and fearlessness of the others filled me with an almost indescribable envy.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
But, for some reason, her energy was so similar to Maisy in this indescribable way.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2024
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EW.com, 30 Sep. 2024
And this Sweater Weather candle from Bath & Body Works captures that indescribable feeling of wrapping yourself in a giant slouchy sweater or sweatshirt and lounging on the porch or couch.
—Michelle Mastro, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2024
The strength and fearlessness of the others filled me with an almost indescribable envy.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
But, for some reason, her energy was so similar to Maisy in this indescribable way.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indescribable
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On top of the track views, the space also features incredible food options and entertainment space.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Can SpaceX’s skyrocketing potential translate into incredible return?Joel Shulman, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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For a start, there is Emily (the tirelessly comic Amy Di Bartolomeo), who is the keeper of the flame of all things Miranda as assistant numero uno, and is frankly horrified at Andy’s nondescript clothes and unspeakable hair.Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
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Today, some 101 Israeli hostages remain in unspeakable Hamas captivity in Gaza.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Historians are struggling to recover their inexpressible secrets.Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, there is something more cosmic, spiritual and inexpressible about what is missing —a poignant reminder of the profound void left by SOPHIE’s departure from our astral plane.Juan Velasquez, Them, 23 Sep. 2024
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Something ineffable in posture or spirit gave them away.Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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If Liu is a conduit, so too, in some ineffable sense, is Costanzo.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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Two high voices — LACO features soprano Amanda Forsythe and countertenor John Holiday — intertwine with the orchestra turning this hymn to the Virgin Mary’s suffering into unutterable sweetness and treating death as life’s engenderment.Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
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In between loads of cartoonish ultraviolence and B-movie horror ephemera came some honestly unutterable lyrics, which Bill fought his faith to perform.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 28 June 2022
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An indefinable musical by a French auteur is headed for millions of streaming subscribers.Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Abstract images composed of indefinable light and inky darkness recur as well, even in his later multiscreen video installations, which are more narrative-driven.Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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