irreplaceable
adjective
ir·re·place·able
ˌir-i-ˈplā-sə-bəl 
: not replaceable
an irreplaceable antique
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
Oil is essential; but water is irreplaceable.
—Javier Blas, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
Break in Cason emergency Any time the Oklahoma City Thunder lose someone who seems irreplaceable, they get replaced.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
It has been praised by preservationists as an irreplaceable example of modernist architecture.
—Giles Hudson, CBS News, 5 Mar. 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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