as in stable
having been established and usually not subject to change
an inexpugnable belief in the essential goodness of people
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Recent Examples of inexpugnable
Both felonies would be inexpugnable.
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cleveland, 4 Aug. 2020
cleveland, 4 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexpugnable
Adjective
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Rotating forward shifts body weight ahead of the center of support, making balance control more demanding and landings less stable.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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Their journey from a fractious dynamic and rocky road to fraternal camaraderie was rooted in the fact that Shawn grew up in poverty, facing constant adversity, while Jack grew up in a stable household without wants.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Privacy advocates have warned about the risks of identity verification like World’s, as iris scans are unchangeable and could cause all manner of havoc in the wrong hands.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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On his first day back in office, Trump signed an executive order proclaiming that the U.S. recognizes only two unchangeable sexes, male and female.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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When a soccer player runs downfield in anticipation of the ball being passed to them, the goal is to have the ball arrive where the player will be in the future, but that mental calculation is familiar to us, intuitively, because the soccer field itself is static and unchanging.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Feb. 2026
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Corporate earnings are on pace to close out a fifth straight quarter of double-digit percentage gains, a positive but unchanging pace that clearly is now being fully anticipated by investors before the reports hit.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Greece temporarily suspended asylum claims from migrants arriving via the Libya route for three months, scrapped certain amnesty provisions and introduced mandatory imprisonment for asylum seekers whose claims are rejected.—
LEFTERIS PITARAKIS,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Historically, their focus has largely revolved around local fixes aimed at requiring companies to sell off certain cable/TV assets in certain territories where there’s not much competition.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Instead of a steady paycheck, retirement income typically shifts to fixed or semi-fixed sources like Social Security, pensions and investment withdrawals.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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Public transportation is an option, too, via the Yuma County Area Transit (YCAT), which offers a fixed route around town.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Florida falls to 30-26-3 and remains eight points back of the Boston Bruins for the Eastern Conference’s final wild card spot with 23 games left to play.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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Closer Jack Champlin continued to blank the Lancers, getting the final two outs, one on a strikeout.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Inexpugnable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexpugnable. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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