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Recent Examples of unsinkable
The study, published on January 27, 2026, in Advanced Functional Materials, builds on Guo’s earlier work designing unsinkable metals.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2026
More than 113 years after the Titanic sank in April 1912, the idea of an unsinkable ship still captures engineers’ imagination.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
The Rams skipped across the country as a historic 10½-point favorite — biggest postseason spread in modern history — yet trudged home requiring a last-second touchdown pass from the unsinkable Matthew Stafford to a leaping Colby Parkinson.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
In this way, its role as a familiar calendar entity argues profoundly for itself, unsinkable and ever-long.
—Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2026
More than 113 years after the Titanic sank in April 1912, the idea of an unsinkable ship still captures engineers’ imagination.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
The Rams skipped across the country as a historic 10½-point favorite — biggest postseason spread in modern history — yet trudged home requiring a last-second touchdown pass from the unsinkable Matthew Stafford to a leaping Colby Parkinson.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
In this way, its role as a familiar calendar entity argues profoundly for itself, unsinkable and ever-long.
—Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsinkable
Adjective
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The inflated globe was light and buoyant.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Russell showed off some of the vehicle's key features, including a buoyant main body made from syntactic foam, a high performance material designed to withstand enormous pressure while maintaining flotation at massive depths.—
Jacob Wycoff,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Companies with a smaller market value generally tend to have more floating rate debt than larger businesses.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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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
Adjective
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But in a statement, OCPS said the increases are the only way to stay afloat.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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The acquisition is a boon for the small startup, which has subsisted on $60 million over the last five years and previously struggled to stay afloat.—
Elaine Chen,
STAT,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Unsinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsinkable. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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