irreplaceable
adjective
ir·re·place·able
ˌir-i-ˈplā-sə-bəl 
: not replaceable
an irreplaceable antique
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In response, the city endorsed a plan to clear major sections of the waterfront for a federal highway — razing industrial sites and promising construction jobs, but at the cost of irreplaceable historic sites along Baltimore’s waterfront.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
Fran Fine is an irreplaceable beauty icon, what with her voluminous, backcombed bouffants, headbands, and lipstick, and Kardashian absolutely channeled the titular nanny for her recent visit to sister Khloé's podcast Khloé in Wonderland.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 Jan. 2026
The radio booth of Boyd’s WYXR radio station looks out over a ground floor atrium that leads upstairs to the Memphis Listening Lab, where Chad Weekley oversees an irreplaceable archive of music history.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Long considered the Wild’s most irreplaceable player, Eriksson Ek has missed three games and the team is 0-2-1 in his absence.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
Fran Fine is an irreplaceable beauty icon, what with her voluminous, backcombed bouffants, headbands, and lipstick, and Kardashian absolutely channeled the titular nanny for her recent visit to sister Khloé's podcast Khloé in Wonderland.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 Jan. 2026
The radio booth of Boyd’s WYXR radio station looks out over a ground floor atrium that leads upstairs to the Memphis Listening Lab, where Chad Weekley oversees an irreplaceable archive of music history.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Long considered the Wild’s most irreplaceable player, Eriksson Ek has missed three games and the team is 0-2-1 in his absence.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Irreplaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreplaceable. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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irreplaceable
adjective
ir·re·place·able
ˌir-i-ˈplā-sə-bəl
: not replaceable
a museum full of irreplaceable works of art
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