inelastic

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Recent Examples of inelastic Eating inadequate protein can lead to muscle loss, inelastic skin, and thin fragile, hair, says Ingram. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2024 The story that follows is a delight, as Howard struggles to stretch his inelastic mind to accommodate the uncanny, and deal with it before his wife gets home. Neil McRobert, Vulture, 20 May 2024 Norm Miller, University of San Diego NO: For essential (inelastic demand) goods, higher costs simply mean higher prices. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024 Those anxieties are based on the incorrect assumption that demand is fixed, or inelastic, and hence insensitive to price and cost changes. James Manyika and Michael Spence, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for inelastic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inelastic
Adjective
  • Beyond physical challenges, frequent doctor’s appointments require time off—especially difficult for those with long hours or inflexible schedules.
    G Kirilloff, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • He isn’t afflicted by the curse of Englishness, with its inflexible binaries, its violent categorizations of humans, its shaping even of their most secret and shameful desires.
    Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Its key appeal comes from its historic center, a dense, buzzy neighborhood that’s full of cafés, restaurants, boutiques, churches, supermarkets, businesses, hotels, homes, and more.
    Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Head to Mill Creek Lake to kayak or fish for bass, bluegill, crappie, and trout in a sunny spot that’s surrounded by imposing cliffs and a dense forest.
    Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In many parts of the developing world, China has come to be seen as a rapacious and unbending creditor, not so different from the Western multinational corporations and lenders that sought to collect on bad debts in decades past.
    Michael Bennon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Assad responded then with unbending violence, and the revolt turned into a bloody civil war that tore the country apart.
    Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
Adjective
  • The average iPhone 16 measures 7.9mm (0.31 inches) thick, and the Galaxy S25 measures 7.2mm (0.28 inches) thick.
    Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The final product is smooth but not thin, with a thick and intriguing mouthfeel.
    Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The 30- and 40-ounce tumblers have a base diameter of 3.15 inches, but the 40-ounce size is slightly heavier (1.4 pounds vs. 1.1 pounds).
    Chaunie Brusie, RN, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
  • These businesses offer a practical starting point for entrepreneurs who want to create value without heavy upfront investment.
    Mohan Kumar, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Spring training always represents a small sample, and this is even smaller given the compressed calendar before the Cubs face the Los Angeles Dodgers (March 18-19).
    Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
  • But this groin injury will likely keep James, who is listed as out for Monday, sidelined for a significant amount of games during the Lakers’ compressed stretch of games over the next couple of weeks.
    Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The passenger door opened and a thickset man with a short beard and mustache got out.
    Jamie Quatro, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
  • There’s a thickset dashboard dotted with prominent air vents and a thick, smooth center section that connects the door panels.
    Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 8 Aug. 2023

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“Inelastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inelastic. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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