as in irreparable
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
fortunately, the misprint wasn't an irreversible error since it was discovered early
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Recent Examples of irreversible
Before making irreversible or expensive design choices, consider how your changes will impact the home's character.
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Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
As ecosystems around the world increasingly face extreme and sometimes irreversible damage due to human activity, these nine planetary boundaries help define safe limits for the earth, from ozone depletion and air pollution to ocean acidification and climate change.
—Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Tipping points usually occur amid the accumulating effects of, say, climate change, when the planet has warmed so much that the effects become irreversible.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has signaled that this step would require a credible and irreversible pathway to the establishment of a Palestinian state.
—Ruxandra Iordache,emma Graham, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
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Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
As ecosystems around the world increasingly face extreme and sometimes irreversible damage due to human activity, these nine planetary boundaries help define safe limits for the earth, from ozone depletion and air pollution to ocean acidification and climate change.
—Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Tipping points usually occur amid the accumulating effects of, say, climate change, when the planet has warmed so much that the effects become irreversible.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has signaled that this step would require a credible and irreversible pathway to the establishment of a Palestinian state.
—Ruxandra Iordache,emma Graham, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreversible
irreparable
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Companies that fail to establish rigorous evaluation frameworks risk not only product failures but also legal liability, regulatory scrutiny and irreparable damage to user trust.—
Sebastian Crossa,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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That somehow or other, all of a sudden, their request for a merger or for some other transaction was now slowed for a year or two years or three years, causing irreparable harm, but with no recourse that the company would have.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreversible. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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