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Recent Examples of implacable Williams’ cellos pounding those notes over and over, with tuba over them, created a true character for the shark: Relentless, implacable, all-devouring. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025 Now working as a police dispatcher, the only thing that has kept him going is his implacable refusal to accept that she might be gone forever. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 July 2025 Blue metal boxes on posts line the roadway, a slot beckoning a few coins to the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation, named for the cleric who, in 1979, turned Iran from Israel’s stalwart ally to its implacable foe. Karl Vick, Time, 13 June 2025 The compulsion of doctors to write, then, may simply be an extension of the reason so many of us entered medicine—an implacable curiosity about how people tick. Danielle Ofri, New Yorker, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for implacable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implacable
Adjective
  • These two ingredients mixed together creates a powerful mixture perfect for lifting stubborn stains off grout because of their high cleaning and brightening properties.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Scientists have discovered a cleaner, faster way to recycle one of the world’s most stubborn plastics, not with heat or chemicals, but with sheer mechanical force.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This relentless barrage of interruptions and switching between thoughts and technology platforms is leaving us utterly exhausted, says Paul Leonardi, department chair and Duca Family Professor of Technology Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
    Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Norris portrays the cunning and relentless Chief Dennison, with Tripp as Liz Bradley, a border patrol agent with a true-north moral compass, in her first major film role.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Paxton, however, has remained adamant that Roberson is guilty of murder.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Republicans remain adamant that any action on, and the details of, reviving the subsidies would have to wait until the government reopens.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Unlike the grim feeling around schools like Florida, everyone here desperately wants Venables to be the right guy.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Jill Biden, meanwhile, is portrayed as a grim figure.
    Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And yet, flipping through Erdem’s new book with him in his showroom — a celebration of 20 years in business — I was struck by how steadfast his vision remains.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • However, the qualities that have driven the company this far, resilience, innovation, and a steadfast dedication to people and partners, will continue to be at the heart of its efforts going forward.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Carman is determined to keep expanding her work and wants every first responder to have access to a therapy dog.
    Kathleen Toner, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The vehicle will primarily drive pre-determined routes, act as a visual crime deterrent and display key messages to the community from its windows.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The project Mtmarfga is the result of long conversations with Mulaha and uses her as a representation of what many Sahrawis in the diaspora endure, reflecting on their persistent invisibility in the media and collective imagination.
    Vogue, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Humanoid designs often face persistent challenges with walking stability, arm dexterity, and battery consumption, problems that are both software- and hardware-related.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Implacable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implacable. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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