irreplaceable
adjective
ir·re·place·able
ˌir-i-ˈplā-sə-bəl 
: not replaceable
an irreplaceable antique
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Two years ago, a ship the size of three football fields struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a nearly two-mile-long bridge that served as a core artery of the irreplaceable Port of Baltimore.
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Wes Moore, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2026
After their mother was killed in a car crash in Arlington, Chance and Ethan Cypert have been left with an irreplaceable hole in their lives.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
Floodwaters destroyed irreplaceable documents in the basement of Hamilton Library and damaged several laboratories housing crucial experiments, according to the National Weather Service.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
So with all that in mind, Robertson doesn’t have the leverage of a Kaprizov or even Kyle Connor, as an irreplaceable star that both franchises desperately needed to extend.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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Wes Moore, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2026
After their mother was killed in a car crash in Arlington, Chance and Ethan Cypert have been left with an irreplaceable hole in their lives.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
Floodwaters destroyed irreplaceable documents in the basement of Hamilton Library and damaged several laboratories housing crucial experiments, according to the National Weather Service.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
So with all that in mind, Robertson doesn’t have the leverage of a Kaprizov or even Kyle Connor, as an irreplaceable star that both franchises desperately needed to extend.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Irreplaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreplaceable. Accessed 30 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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