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as in enduring
impossible to destroy
freedom remains an inextinguishable dream for people around the world
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as in unquenchable
incapable of being satisfied
possesses an inextinguishable optimism that the voters find very appealing
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Recent Examples of inextinguishable
The pride of Odysseus, the passion of Shakespeare’s lovers, and the dread facing Ivan Ilyich on his deathbed remain inextinguishable qualities of our inner lives.
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Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
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
Nyuot is also well-paired with the terrific Baliuk as Krys, whose inextinguishable humor and lightness suggest that a tough life riddled with unfairness and aggression is nothing new to him.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
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
Nyuot is also well-paired with the terrific Baliuk as Krys, whose inextinguishable humor and lightness suggest that a tough life riddled with unfairness and aggression is nothing new to him.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inextinguishable
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At the time Jackman and Furness were still known as one of Hollywood’s most enduring married couples.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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If supply disruptions around the Gulf drag on, the current surge in oil prices may prove more enduring than the spike that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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There’s no hatred, no resentment, no real rivalry to speak of, beyond the unquenchable fire that drives every great athlete.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Bowie’s genius was a driver and a result of an unquenchable inner restlessness.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And while film festivals that are long-lived, and well-attended, may appear to be indestructible meeting places, these spaces are often fragile, hard-won and complex to preserve.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Mar. 2026
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But for a short time, on that night in January, 2015, the magic—the moon, the bonfire, and the children smiling mysteriously—felt nearly real, almost indestructible.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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The demand for compute is seemingly insatiable.—
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CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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This fuels an insatiable anger and bloodlust in Baldur, who favors a brawling fighting style that blends his immense power with the raw impact of his fists.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
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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
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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
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Dog walkers recently stumbled across strange-looking footprints on a Scottish beach — a discovery that triggered an urgent archaeological excavation.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Those specialists estimated the building needs $329 million in urgent repairs and more than $1 billion over 20 years for full modernization.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There’s a long-standing (and likely apocryphal) legend that Predator screenwriters Jim and John Thomas imagining Rocky Balboa in the ring with an alien was the seed from which their immortal creature feature sprung.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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The footage shows Homelander (Antony Starr), who's hellbent on reaching immortal god status, waking up his father, Soldier Boy (Ackles), from cryogenic stasis.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Enameled Cast Iron Enameled cast iron is built to last—just ask anyone who's an avid collector of vintage Le Creuset pieces.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Guadagnino is an avid collector of furniture, chandeliers, paintings, and glassware, including works by Italian industrial designer Gio Ponti and the prolific architect Piero Portaluppi.—
Katherine McGrath,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Inextinguishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inextinguishable. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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