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Recent Examples of inextinguishable The stakes, too, are there in the background of these personal dramas—the city seemingly on the brink of explosion, its inextinguishable fires a dread-inducing bass line that won’t let up. Diana Arterian july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025 And her inextinguishable pursuit was rewarding as the spotlight shined even brighter on the burgeoning star. Heran Mamo, Billboard, 25 June 2025 Even more tickling, however, is Karin’s evolving reaction, played with inextinguishable spirit by the wonderful Jacobsen. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025 Last to arrive are Rick (Walton Goggins) and Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), a couple whose attachment to one another is hard to parse given his disinterest in her and her youthful, inextinguishable brightness toward him. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025 During the hottest summer on record, both humans and animals struggle to cope as inextinguishable fires draw closer. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025 This top-five matchup was pushed back a day due to winter storms plaguing the southeast, but the hype is nevertheless inextinguishable. Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025 The candle that is Elton John has been inextinguishable, no matter how strong the wind. Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inextinguishable
Adjective
  • Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman was a leader of the Janjaweed militia, which killed hundreds of thousands of members of Darfur’s non-Arab population in the early 2000s, sparking one of the world’s gravest and most enduring humanitarian crises.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But the monarchy under King Charles is doing what monarchy does – enduring, calmly above the fray.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This cardinal fire sign isn’t afraid to live life to the fullest, often with an unquenchable thirst for a challenge.
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Clutch the Bald Eagle possesses an unquenchable thirst for adventure, soaring across the United States and embracing every culture, game and moment with boundless curiosity and optimism.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Tombstone, also known as Lonnie Lincoln, is a long-standing Spider-Man villain who possesses indestructible skin and a great amount of strength.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Jordan can switch between genders, release energy blasts, has superhuman strength and is indestructible.
    Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Owner of a stationary shop that sold cigarette papers in the town of Trossingen, Fritz Kiehn had long recognized his fellow citizens’ insatiable demand for rolling papers.
    Robert M. Ehrenreich, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The film follows Farrell as Lord Doyle, a British aristocrat with an insatiable appetite for gambling.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Between July 2, 1935, and February 10, 1942, Holiday, backed by Teddy Wilson and his band, logged twenty-one studio sessions, yielding around seventy imperishable songs.
    Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Published a century ago, the poet’s secular meditation on the Christian sabbath considers the human longing for ‘some imperishable bliss’ amid a culture of waning religiosity.
    Daniel Akst, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2023
Adjective
  • Those lessons are more urgent than ever, as AI takes over tasks but leaves us with the harder, more important work – deciding, judging, being accountable.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Continue reading … DIGITAL DARKNESS – Taliban plunges Afghanistan into darkness as UN issues urgent warning.
    , FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Khalid was born mortal, but was given an immortal life when his father placed his soul into the body of Hunbish, a child that the Goryeo girl once wished to save.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Published in The Atlantic magazine in June 1866, Whittier’s poem gave the real-life tragedy of the Dash and her crew additional immortal power.
    Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Ken is among the most avid ruffed grouse hunters in the state.
    Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Amongst them is a championship poker player, a former COVID crisis nurse, a single father, and a couple of avid concertgoers.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Inextinguishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inextinguishable. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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