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
There was a chink in the indestructible warrior’s armour.
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Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Lightweight, washable and nearly indestructible, the BOGG Bag is another viral beach bag that can be hard to find this time of year.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 July 2025
Everything is known, and only what is indestructible remains.
—Sarah Paulson, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
The movie promises to once again raise the bar for death-defying stunts by star Tom Cruise as the indestructible agent Ethan Hunt, which itself feels like an impossible mission.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025
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Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Lightweight, washable and nearly indestructible, the BOGG Bag is another viral beach bag that can be hard to find this time of year.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 July 2025
Everything is known, and only what is indestructible remains.
—Sarah Paulson, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
The movie promises to once again raise the bar for death-defying stunts by star Tom Cruise as the indestructible agent Ethan Hunt, which itself feels like an impossible mission.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indestructible
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Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman was a leader of the Janjaweed militia, which killed hundreds of thousands of members of Darfur’s non-Arab population in the early 2000s, sparking one of the world’s gravest and most enduring humanitarian crises.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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But the monarchy under King Charles is doing what monarchy does – enduring, calmly above the fray.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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And her inextinguishable pursuit was rewarding as the spotlight shined even brighter on the burgeoning star.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
25 June 2025
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Khalid was born mortal, but was given an immortal life when his father placed his soul into the body of Hunbish, a child that the Goryeo girl once wished to save.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Published in The Atlantic magazine in June 1866, Whittier’s poem gave the real-life tragedy of the Dash and her crew additional immortal power.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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Betting big on business Beyond revamping its direct-to-consumer business, Peloton is also unveiling a new commercial equipment line of more durable versions of its existing hardware.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, until leaving his last start with pectoral inflammation, Woo has proven more durable.—
Brad Lefton,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Indestructible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indestructible. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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