as in memorable
not easily forgotten
winning the state basketball championship was our team's most indelible experience
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Recent Examples of indelible
While McAvoy will have to refocus on the regular season, the memories from Milan will be indelible.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
That’s thanks in one part to a gripping flash-forward narrative structure now so common it could be considered a cliché, and in another to Glenn Close’s indelible performance as ruthless litigator Patty Hewes.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Any who show up are declaring their indelible stupidity and misogyny.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2026
As the car carrying him departed the police station, a photographer captured another indelible image, of the former Prince slumped in the back seat, wide-eyed and slack-jawed—the boy for whom the chimes once pealed looking very much like a man for whom the bell now tolls.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
That’s thanks in one part to a gripping flash-forward narrative structure now so common it could be considered a cliché, and in another to Glenn Close’s indelible performance as ruthless litigator Patty Hewes.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Any who show up are declaring their indelible stupidity and misogyny.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2026
As the car carrying him departed the police station, a photographer captured another indelible image, of the former Prince slumped in the back seat, wide-eyed and slack-jawed—the boy for whom the chimes once pealed looking very much like a man for whom the bell now tolls.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indelible
memorable
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Each season traces the love story of one of the eight Bridgerton siblings, giving audiences memorable heart-fluttering and swoon-worthy moments, cementing it as one of the streamer's most popular shows.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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By this weekend, Zootopia‘s memorable run in in cinemas will begin to wrap as Disney and Ayaz turn their attention to releasing Pixar’s Hoppers and prep for Zootopia’s debut on Disney+ on March 11.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Indelible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indelible. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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