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Recent Examples of imperishable In reality, the change flows in the other direction, as new recruits enter the warm embrace of the imperishable military-industrial complex, eager to learn its ways. Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Jan. 2024 Between July 2, 1935, and February 10, 1942, Holiday, backed by Teddy Wilson and his band, logged twenty-one studio sessions, yielding around seventy imperishable songs. Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 24 Mar. 2024 Between July 2, 1935, and February 10, 1942, Holiday, backed by Teddy Wilson and his band, logged twenty-one studio sessions, yielding around seventy imperishable songs. Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024 Published a century ago, the poet’s secular meditation on the Christian sabbath considers the human longing for ‘some imperishable bliss’ amid a culture of waning religiosity. Daniel Akst, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2023 These days humans are the ones feeling entitled and imperishable — despite an accelerating climate crisis and a deteriorating social fabric, especially in the United States. Cory Oldweiler, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2022 Meanwhile, Ron stays still, marooned in the crowd, and trapped between his duty as an officer of the law and his deep, imperishable faith in the black cause. Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 But this imperishable moment is sometimes caused by a phenomenon slightly rarer than a setting sun: hundreds of thousands of starlings gathering to accentuate the inevitable darkness of nightfall in a flying formation called a murmuration. Lauryn Hill, Wired, 5 Feb. 2021 Two ancient skeletons that have become a symbol of imperishable love have both been identified as men. Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperishable
Adjective
  • Surfaces include hard-wearing composite oak flooring and low-maintenance quartz countertops that look like indestructible concrete.
    Jody Garlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025
  • Fellow slasher icon Jason Voorhees is the star of Jason Universe, which sees the seemingly indestructible killer from the Friday the 13th franchise get his own haunted house at both Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood.
    Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • The main character is a girl who stumbles upon a spring, and a family near that spring, the Tucks, is immortal.
    Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 16 July 2025
  • The other main cast member, Guillermo (Harvey Guillén), a human familiar turned vampire turned human once more, isn’t in this scene, having once again left the house in the dangerously hapless hands of his immortal onetime employers.
    Devin Oktar Yalkin, Vulture, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • How to Watch The Challenge at a Glance What began as a simple crossover between MTV’s The Real World and Road Rules has grown into the network’s most enduring reality franchise.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 30 July 2025
  • Since then, the store has become a symbol of Austin’s enduring cultural identity.
    Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 29 July 2025
Adjective
  • In refreshing contrast, David Corenswet's Supes is the eternal optimist; an earnest Kansas farm boy who insists on seeing the best in humanity.
    EW Staff Published, EW.com, 11 July 2025
  • Traversing solemnly sentimental piano, Push and Malice trade icy menace for eternal love in a delicate letter to their dead parents.
    Peter A. Berry, Variety, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • The stakes, too, are there in the background of these personal dramas—the city seemingly on the brink of explosion, its inextinguishable fires a dread-inducing bass line that won’t let up.
    Diana Arterian July 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
  • And her inextinguishable pursuit was rewarding as the spotlight shined even brighter on the burgeoning star.
    Heran Mamo, Billboard, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • And the ongoing chaotic tariff environment continues to exacerbate persistent supply chain instability.
    Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • See a healthcare provider if puffiness is ongoing, bothersome, or comes with other symptoms.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • Watch brands such as Vacheron Constantin and Breitling have relied on blockchain to authenticate their timepieces since 2019, hailing the technology as forgery-proof and incorruptible.
    India Brown, Robb Report, 1 July 2025
  • The name links their ideals to those of the famously incorruptible Roman senator Cato the Younger, who led the opposition to the tyranny of Julius Caesar.
    Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • Officials said overnight enforcement will focus on common and continuing offenses such as commercial vehicles parked in residential areas and permit violations.
    Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
  • State of the labor market Initial weekly unemployment insurance claims have held in a fairly steady range around 220,000, though continuing claims earlier in November had hit their highest level in about three years.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024

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“Imperishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperishable. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.

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