inextricable

in·ex·tri·ca·ble | \ ˌi-nik-ˈstri-kə-bəl

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Definition of inextricable

1 : forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free

2a : incapable of being disentangled or untied an inextricable knot

b : not capable of being solved

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He argues that there is an inextricable link between poverty and poor health.

Recent Examples on the Web But so was its humor, which, in true Baumbach fashion, is inextricable from its pain: the machinery of divorce is just that awful and absurd. — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, "Oscars 2020 Spotlight: Best Picture," 7 Feb. 2020 But in Albany, as usual, policy quickly became inextricable from politics. — Vivian Wang, New York Times, "New York Rewrites Harassment Laws, but Some Say the Changes Fall Short," 30 Mar. 2018 Weathering seems to be an inextricable part of black maternal mortality. — Patia Braithwaite, SELF, "Biological Weathering and Its Deadly Effect on Black Mothers," 30 Sep. 2019 Why has music become such an inextricable part of the ad and branding space? — Kevin Warwick, Billboard, "Clio Music Director Michael Kauffman Talks #Clio60, The 'Visceral Power' of Music," 23 Sep. 2019 Her life has spanned much of the state’s modern history, a story of growth inextricable from development. — Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, "The Florida Activist Is 78. The Legal Judgment Against Her Is $4 Million.," 8 Sep. 2019 Johnson is hoping to renegotiate the deal but with London and Brussels locked in a seemingly inextricable stalemate, the country is now barreling towards a no-deal scenario, to the alarm of many British lawmakers. — Emily Dixon, CNN, "Over 1 million people sign a petition opposing Boris Johnson's plans to suspend Parliament," 29 Aug. 2019 Gravity is both inextricable from our daily lives and hard to reconcile with our sense of the world. — Amelia Urry, Washington Post, "Scientists know gravity exists. They just don’t know how it works.," 16 Aug. 2019 The crimes that the Germans inflicted upon their neighbors during the Second World War were, and remain an inextricable part of our history. — Washington Post, "France remembers 642 victims of World War II massacre," 11 June 2019

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“Inextricable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inextricable. Accessed 19 Feb. 2020.

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