as in enduring
impossible to destroy
diamonds are widely considered to be indestructible because they are one of the hardest known substances
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Recent Examples of indestructible
Love them or loathe them, Peeps are the very adorable cockroaches of the candy world—brightly colored, impossibly squishy, and seemingly indestructible.
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Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Even those who have opted for seemingly indestructible metal storage plates face a sobering truth: when your home is reduced to rubble, retrieving that metal plate becomes a hazardous or even impossible task.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
So my question is less about how tough this thing is, and more: Why would anyone need such an indestructible spinner bag?
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 26 Mar. 2025
As the once and forever Guy Ritchie mascot approaches 60 without any sign of slowing down, his signature glint continues to harden into an indestructible moral code.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
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Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Even those who have opted for seemingly indestructible metal storage plates face a sobering truth: when your home is reduced to rubble, retrieving that metal plate becomes a hazardous or even impossible task.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
So my question is less about how tough this thing is, and more: Why would anyone need such an indestructible spinner bag?
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 26 Mar. 2025
As the once and forever Guy Ritchie mascot approaches 60 without any sign of slowing down, his signature glint continues to harden into an indestructible moral code.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indestructible
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While superior technology and breakthrough innovations have shaped pivotal moments in history, victory has often relied on something more enduring: the ability to mobilize people, platforms, capital and ideas into a cohesive, mission-ready force.—
Toni Townes-Whitley,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The award recognizes a long-time commitment of service to aquaculture that is deemed highly significant and enduring.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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Even more tickling, however, is Karin’s evolving reaction, played with inextinguishable spirit by the wonderful Jacobsen.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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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
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But nothing has ever come close to the tension that floods our veins at the sound of that immortal two-note ostinato, the signature of John Williams’ suspenseful score.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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Now, more than ever before, the immortal words of the All-Star player Kevin Garnett are true: Anything is possible!—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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The authentic arcade controls are durable and comfortable for intense sessions.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
26 June 2025
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The pods themselves are designed to be durable enough to resist ocean corrosion and short circuits, with a lifespan of up to a decade when properly maintained.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
25 June 2025
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“Indestructible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indestructible. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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