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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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Pure Heroine and Melodrama left indelible marks on mainstream music; Lorde is instrumental to the 21st-century whisper-singer epidemic.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Reflecting on her journey, Pohl points to one person who’s left an indelible mark on her career.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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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
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Overall, the small gap in pre-puberty performance doesn’t seem like strong evidence of ineradicable differences between males and females.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As art historian Nell Andrew writes in the exhibition catalog, the indissoluble coupling of music and dance proved influential in Orphism’s pictorial tendencies (much in the way that figure and ground often prove indistinguishable in Orphic imagery).—
Ara H. Merjian,
ARTnews.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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They are linked in an essential, indissoluble bond.—
Llewellyn King,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2023
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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The permanent locations are a continuation of the fan experiences Netflix has had touring the country.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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The prosecution asked if this was permanent or temporary for the juror.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Karma wins in the end, but so does fiction—and there, waiting for the right moment to make a pass from your nightstand, the Shining Prince is truly deathless.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
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Fire and water have hogged the spotlight for too long; smoke has its own glamour, its own deathless wriggle.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ineffaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineffaceable. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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