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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
Rather, its success came from seeing and solving an inherent problem: personal entertainment was immobile, grounded in console stereo systems.
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Mark Nevins, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Wood’s Cycad Is Extinct In The Wild And Other Cycads Are Not Far Behind
Somewhere in the greenhouses of botanical gardens, the last living males of Encephalartos woodii still stand — majestic, immobile and unable to reproduce.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
About 30 minutes later, three deputies debated how to book the immobile man.
—Christopher Damien, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2025
Video posted on social media showed victims and debris strewn across a long stretch of road, with at least seven people lying immobile on the ground.
—Associated Press, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
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Mark Nevins, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Wood’s Cycad Is Extinct In The Wild And Other Cycads Are Not Far Behind
Somewhere in the greenhouses of botanical gardens, the last living males of Encephalartos woodii still stand — majestic, immobile and unable to reproduce.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
About 30 minutes later, three deputies debated how to book the immobile man.
—Christopher Damien, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2025
Video posted on social media showed victims and debris strewn across a long stretch of road, with at least seven people lying immobile on the ground.
—Associated Press, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobile
Adjective
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The company also lost a Starship upper stage during a static fire test that destroyed one of its test stands.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Those limitations considered how the method’s inherently static nature challenges efforts to benchmark continuous progress tracking, given that LCAs measure impact(s) at a single point in time.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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Most universities still rely heavily on legacy infrastructure like stationary blue-light call boxes and emergency notification systems (ENS)—tools designed for mass alerts or large-scale threats.—
Kevin Mullins,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, right guard Kevin Dotson (chest contusion) and defensive tackle Poona Ford (sore groin) were riding stationary bikes after coming away sore from Tuesday’s joint practice with the Cowboys.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Cena was getting a standing ovation in his final SummerSlam when Lesnar's music blared for the first time in two years.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Audiences responded by giving Brown a standing ovation that lasted nearly five minutes.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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Sunday’s Euro 2025 final between England and Spain is a rematch of the 2023 World Cup final in what will be the battle of the immovable object versus the unstoppable force.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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However, the seemingly unstoppable force of the Trump administration’s MAHA push may meet the immovable object of decades-old, powerful lobbying barriers from U.S. agriculture, putting a damper on the prospect of cane-sugar Coke in the U.S.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 July 2025
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Like its still imagery, the Phone (3)'s video cameras capture accurate color and fine details.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Aug. 2025
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Near a still portion of the Cosumnes River, a dragonfly settled on the turquoise dress of Kimberly Petree, a direct descendant of the Miwok people.—
Olivia Cyrus
July 25,
Sacbee.com,
25 July 2025
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Deshaun Watson is also still stuck on the roster with a huge contract that has become unmovable.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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And so with that came confidence and an unmovable quality to this character.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
11 June 2025
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“Immobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobile. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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