as in essential
impossible to do without
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Recent Examples of indispensable
Long dismissed as pestilent rodents, beavers are now coming to be understood as autonomous biosphere managers that may be indispensable in the fight against the effects of climate chaos.
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New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025
Aluminum foil is an indispensable item in nearly every household.
—Tamara Gane, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
Even in sectors in which Chinese companies have long outpaced American competitors, such as electric vehicles and batteries, the United States remains an indispensable source of talent, research networks, and demand.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
And in all of their endeavors, Michele was his indispensable partner, intellectual resource, and loving wife.
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indispensable
New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025
Aluminum foil is an indispensable item in nearly every household.
—Tamara Gane, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
Even in sectors in which Chinese companies have long outpaced American competitors, such as electric vehicles and batteries, the United States remains an indispensable source of talent, research networks, and demand.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
And in all of their endeavors, Michele was his indispensable partner, intellectual resource, and loving wife.
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indispensable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indispensable
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The pill his team developed, YCT-529, works by blocking a vitamin-A-dependent protein essential for sperm growth, temporarily rendering men infertile without affecting their testosterone levels and thereby potentially introducing related side effects.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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This scale of performance is essential for studying how materials behave under extreme conditions that cannot be replicated otherwise.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Still, the goal is to make necessary changes before hardship.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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On the company’s earnings call, analysts asked CEO Tim Cook several questions about Apple’s access to memory components, which have seen their prices skyrocket due to demand related to chips necessary for artificial intelligence data centers.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The central role of the smart factory During this period of technological advancement, Smart Factory systems are increasingly integral.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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For the past dozen years Satterfield has also been an integral part of the jazz trio Interplay, which includes Bell and pianist Dave Mackay.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Bulletin has made thoughtful decisions each year on how to get people’s attention about existential threats and the required action, Eryn MacDonald, senior analyst with the Union of Concerned Scientists’ Global Security Program, told CNN in 2022.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Failure to respond within the required timeframe may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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In the long run, advocates said, the move could drive needed therapists out of the state, especially because the changes follow a 4% cut in 2025 to the rates Idaho pays providers who offer care to Medicaid patients.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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October 23 – November 21 Which conversation could unlock needed relief?—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Jan. 2026
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Who promises tomorrows to a whole needful planet, restrikes that match?—
Corey Van Landingham,
The New Yorker,
19 June 2023
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They are not found to be such on the injustice and violence of individuals, and lose their efficacy in proportion to the number combined together, that is, in proportion as their efficacy becomes needful.—
James Freeman,
WSJ,
27 Dec. 2022
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There's also a vital element of resource management that plays a role in every encounter, forcing players to juggle power distribution between shields, weapons, and engines while also managing heat levels within their craft.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Sulfur is one of only six elements essential to life on Earth and may have been a critical ingredient in the earliest life on Earth, providing vital fuel to ancient microbes, according to Sara Russell, a professor of planetary sciences at the Natural History Museum in London.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Indispensable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indispensable. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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