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as in motionless
fixed in a place or position
the patient must remain immobile while he is in the MRI unit
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as in static
incapable of moving or being moved
a huge, immobile tree of an endangered species that the creators of the theme park decided to make part of the design
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Recent Examples of immobile
Also on display at Greene Naftali are a number of his immobile fabric figures and abstract line drawings.
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Dawn Chan, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Searching for immobile subjects involves moving slowly and stopping to look around you (including behind, below and above).
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Nancy Guthrie, 84 and pretty immobile, was missing from her Tucson, Arizona, home.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
Dalton was immobile in the blowout loss to Buffalo, and clearly, the Panthers wanted someone who could match, or at least simulate, starter Bryce Young’s fluidity in the pocket.
—Mike Kaye
march 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
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Dawn Chan, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Searching for immobile subjects involves moving slowly and stopping to look around you (including behind, below and above).
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Nancy Guthrie, 84 and pretty immobile, was missing from her Tucson, Arizona, home.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
Dalton was immobile in the blowout loss to Buffalo, and clearly, the Panthers wanted someone who could match, or at least simulate, starter Bryce Young’s fluidity in the pocket.
—Mike Kaye
march 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobile
Adjective
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The freedom to move around the object, to mentally embroider a narrative on bits of motionless metal or stone—that’s what makes the form interesting.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Seated on a stool for the duration, Grande held the audience in her proverbial grip for several motionless minutes.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 June 2026
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The more than 1,000-kilometer front line in the four-year war has remained largely static as swarms of drones hinder advances, and both sides have increasingly relied on long-range strikes.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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There was not a payload on that vehicle because this was a static fire test.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
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But Shahed drones have mainly struck stationary targets such as Amazon data centers and energy facilities, sometimes hitting slow-moving commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
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After transferring the man to police headquarters, he was placed alone in a small holding cell and handcuffed to a stationary bench.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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The Judgment Day couldn’t get a one-up on Femi as JD McDonagh hit a chair shot but Femi was immovable.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Crash performance is improving because engineers can identify weak points and strengthen them well before a physical vehicle ever meets an immovable structure at 40 mph.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
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Schedule a standing check-in for plans and feelings, then keep it even when life gets busy so depth builds without theatrics.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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It's based on a triple-axle trailer and is finished in metal, with pine log siding and a standing-seam metal roof.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Think of doves in paintings of the Annunciation or dead pheasants in Dutch still-life paintings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The campaign extends into still images, some shot by Piccioli himself, and others by photographers Monaris and Zora Sicher for a dedicated Instagram account showing what happened behind the scenes — @keeppprolling.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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The Letang contract may be unmovable, too.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Just weeks ago, Orbán had seemed practically inevitable, an unmovable facet of Hungarian politics.—
New York Daily News,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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While some children are still stuck to parents like glue, others seem to grow more independent.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
5 June 2026
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Until management takes action, the stock may remain stuck in the mud.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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“Immobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobile. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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