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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 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 The imperishable rock legend Iggy Pop is back with his eighteenth studio album, Free. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperishable
Adjective
  • Gray was also drawn to visit after learning that the students crafted the nearly indestructible dog toys, ones his own dog loves to play with.
    Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The eight-legged, microscopic animals are known for being nearly indestructible.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Laura Palmer, the immortal heroine (played by Sheryl Lee) of Twin Peaks, appears to me all the time.
    K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Chalamet has been nominated for awards for his performance as the immortal bard at the Golden Globes and several regional critics' awards ceremonies; his fans and lookalikes can tune in tomorrow to discover whether he's been nominated for the Oscar, too.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The Art Theater, 230 Main St. in Hobart is hosting a special tribute concert on the anniversary weekend of the crash reminding audiences of the impact Buddy Holly had on popular music around the globe during his short life, and underscoring Holly’s tremendous and enduring legacy.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Within hours of taking office, Trump dared the courts, Congress and his fragmented opposition to stand in the way of what could be his most enduring legacy: a radical expansion of presidential power.
    Sam Baker, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Hellman's brought together the stars of Rob Reiner and Nora Ephron's eternal 1989 rom-com, to recreate the infamous Katz's Delicatessen scene.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Framing Ja Rule as a softie and a crooner, 50 Cent had just tucked the artist’s chart-topping career into an eternal slumber in the mid-aughts Drake’s first five years as a Cash Money commodity dovetail with fallout from those sensibilities.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • During the hottest summer on record, both humans and animals struggle to cope as inextinguishable fires draw closer.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
  • This top-five matchup was pushed back a day due to winter storms plaguing the southeast, but the hype is nevertheless inextinguishable.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Most Popular Most Popular South Florida beaches seeing oily tar balls wash ashore; Coast Guard investigation ongoing South Florida beaches seeing oily tar balls wash ashore; Coast Guard investigation ongoing Residents moving to Florida drop to levels of those who are leaving.
    Aiden Lesley, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
  • The apparent cooling of their friendship stems from recent revelations in an ongoing legal battle that has unexpectedly pulled Swift into its orbit.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • While remaining super soft to the touch, the jacket, available in both men’s and women’s silhouettes, still provides a tough barrier to outside rain and snow that is incorruptible over time.
    SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Oh the incorruptible queen sullies herself with a lover.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
Adjective
  • 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
  • What’s your advice for staying in the game so long and continuing adventures late into life?
    Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024

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“Imperishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperishable. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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