as in static
incapable of moving or being moved
the tree was unmovable, so we designed the garden pond around it
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Recent Examples of unmovable
But the six other names had all found new homes by opening night, including three – Pierre-Luc Dubois, Joonas Korpisalo and Ryan Johansen – who were traded despite having contracts that felt unmovable.
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Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Voronkov is an unmovable monster at net front, with hands and vision that belie his frame.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
In Georgia, the irresistible force is about to meet the unmovable object.
—Christian Caryl, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
Steve Ditko buries Spider-Man under tons of unmovable, sci-machinery and wreckage, a weight that seems far above even the wall-crawler’s powers to escape from.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Voronkov is an unmovable monster at net front, with hands and vision that belie his frame.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
In Georgia, the irresistible force is about to meet the unmovable object.
—Christian Caryl, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
Steve Ditko buries Spider-Man under tons of unmovable, sci-machinery and wreckage, a weight that seems far above even the wall-crawler’s powers to escape from.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmovable
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After Monday's successful static fire test, SpaceX is in the final stretch of preparations for Starship's ninth full-scale test flight.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2025
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When hiring, value adaptive learners over static skill sets, because tomorrow’s challenges will demand new capabilities.—
Wayne Yu,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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But that tiredness plays well into Yokozuna’s character as an immovable mountain of a man, which leaves Hart to mostly wrestle around him and try to get him off his feet.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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And while the rest of her Passover menu might change every year, matzo ball soup is a critical, immovable tradition.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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The face itself looked fine — a bit glowy at times and immobile around the eyes — but its novelty quickly wore off.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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When Wells fell, he was held completely immobile for 30 minutes by the tons of wet concrete surrounding him, his suit says.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2025
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Some of the still photos from the show appear for the first time in the documentary, says Cutler, who mined John’s archives.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
14 Dec. 2024
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Around since the 1850s, tintype photography captures a still image on a thin metal plate coated with dark lacquer or enamel.—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis in his dissent in Myers v. United States in 1925 would have required even postmasters to be confirmable and even irremovable by the president.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Dec. 2024
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Impeachment is an irremovable stain on any presidency, and Trump knows it.—
Matt Ford,
The New Republic,
18 Dec. 2019
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“Unmovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmovable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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