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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
At the touch of a button, the seemingly immobile box rises up on wheels, ready to ride.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
And as adults, these corals are immobile.
—Jason Bittel, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The resulting spinal fusion increasingly renders one immobile and, in extreme cases, a person can lose their ability to walk.
—Meghan Howes, The Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2025
Even an immobile Neymar would probably still give good marketing material, after all.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
And as adults, these corals are immobile.
—Jason Bittel, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The resulting spinal fusion increasingly renders one immobile and, in extreme cases, a person can lose their ability to walk.
—Meghan Howes, The Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2025
Even an immobile Neymar would probably still give good marketing material, after all.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobile
Adjective
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That evolution reflects the documentary’s broader theme: legacy is never static.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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And the presentation became more uniform, the original handheld approach replaced with a static head-on shot of the subject at the center of the frame, the Closet’s glorious crammed-to-bursting shelves surrounding the person on both sides and behind.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Johnson remained stationary in the far right lane.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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Microbes that can form such a mass — and many can, as biofilms are one of the planet’s most common life forms, encompassing 40% to 80% of all prokaryotic life — gained the ability to anchor themselves to stationary surfaces, such as the grooves of our teeth or the bumpy exterior of a boulder.—
Carrie Arnold,
Quanta Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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Abrego García, 29, was deported on March 15 despite a standing immigration court ruling from 2019 barring his removal to El Salvador due to credible threats from gangs targeting his family’s pupusa business.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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Read Next World Local’s theory about ancient standing stone in UK forest turns out to be true.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Wait long enough and the immovable object will eventually bend.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Dec. 2024
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Nemesis is the story of two men on either side of the law, the tale of what happens when an unstoppable force, expert criminal Coltrane Wilder (Noel), meets an immovable object, brilliant police detective Isaiah Stiles (Law).—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ultrasounds Purpose: Ultrasound imaging, also known as sonography, is a type of scan that works in real-time, rather than producing a still image after the fact, according to the Food and Drug Administration.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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This wouldn't be a bad compromise for general use, but because the Nature Cam Pro pulls its still images from video clips, pictures drop down all the way to 1.3MP.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Though onscreen the plot necessitated that these women wind up married (and presumably with a mortgage), the fantasy of the single girl in her apartment has proved unmovable.—
Jennifer Wilson,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Penguins view a very small list of players as being unmovable.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Immobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobile. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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