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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
Searching for immobile subjects involves moving slowly and stopping to look around you (including behind, below and above).
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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
Medical officers skied down the frozen halfpipe to tend to the slender, immobile frame on the snow.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
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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
Medical officers skied down the frozen halfpipe to tend to the slender, immobile frame on the snow.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Feb. 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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Microfiber actually traps it, thanks to a static charge that pulls particles in and holds onto them.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
3 June 2026
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In 2016, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Launch Complex-40 exploded during the same type of static hot fire test that New Glenn was undergoing, and facilities there didn't support another launch for a year.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
3 June 2026
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Verizon has an assortment of mobile tools should the company's stationary cell towers give out during a hurricane.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
4 June 2026
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These parts of the lithosphere are not stationary and move slowly.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
4 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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That leaves it either structurally immovable or movable only at great — likely five-figure — expense.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The audience gave him a standing ovation.—
Time,
Time,
27 May 2026
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Progress updates became a standing agenda item in our weekly team meetings.—
Nancy Padberg,
Forbes.com,
27 May 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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Walking across shiny, immaculately clean floors into the still room, a tour leads visitors to a room with the immense structures the Bakers use to make their special brand of whiskey.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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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 9 Jun. 2026.
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