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Recent Examples of ineffaceable
The relic, with ghostly, ineffaceable traces of the original handiwork, is in the show.
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Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017
Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineffaceable
Adjective
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Zesty juniper-forward versions soar in a classic Negroni, floral gins impress in a rosy gin-kombucha cocktail, and unctuous savory gin is indelible in a 50/50 martini.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 May 2026
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Only a handful of artists globally can contend with the breadth of the Lebanese icon’s remarkable musical career, enduring fame, and indelible pop culture impact.—
Danny Hajjar,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Any novel about a train is a study of society and its ineradicable divisions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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To be raped is to confront this particular evil, a staining, ineradicable harm that is not reducible to physical, or even psychological, trauma.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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But his wife seems cool and his son distant, and 57-year-old Artie is plagued by an indissoluble loneliness that tempts him to end his life.—
Julia M. Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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They are linked in an essential, indissoluble bond.—
Llewellyn King,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2023
Adjective
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Heracles discovered the Hydra's den in the Lernaean Swamps with the aid of the goddess Athena and was able to break or sever its many necks — while using fire to prevent them from growing back — until only a single immortal head remained.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
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Long before fashion faceoffs were a thing, Donatella gave 1999 viewers a preview of the dress Jennifer Lopez would make immortal at the Grammys the next year.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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The victims are asking the court to order comprehensive reparations, medical and psychological treatment, guarantees against future abuses and the permanent closure of El Helicoide.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
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The North Halmahera Regency Government officially announced a permanent ban on all climbing activities on Mount Dukono as a measure of public safety following the incident.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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There is the deathless debate around the compatibility — or otherwise — of winning and entertaining.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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This is the Christ showing, revealing, lighting the world so bright that the man of God’s creating must be seen – free of sin, free of disease, deathless, eternal.—
Kit Cornell Kurtz,
Christian Science Monitor,
25 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ineffaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineffaceable. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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