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Recent Examples of inextricable
Over the span of 500 pages, these people come to feel intensely real, their stories becoming inextricable from their landscape.
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Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
Many aspects of American life—for instance, the view held by many Americans that freedom and the right to bear firearms are inextricable—do not resonate outside the United States.
—Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
As Martin says, Francis’ views on environmental issues and social justice were inextricable.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
Like late singer Julee Cruise, Del Rio’s voice is inextricable from the uncanny world of Lynch’s films.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025
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Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
Many aspects of American life—for instance, the view held by many Americans that freedom and the right to bear firearms are inextricable—do not resonate outside the United States.
—Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
As Martin says, Francis’ views on environmental issues and social justice were inextricable.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
Like late singer Julee Cruise, Del Rio’s voice is inextricable from the uncanny world of Lynch’s films.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inextricable
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This deep understanding of local transportation patterns would have been difficult with rapid multi-city expansion.—
Tima Bansal,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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But even though scientists have been able to discover thousands of planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system in recent years, including some around Proxima Centauri, which is fairly a dim star, it's been difficult to go planet-hunting around Alpha Centauri A and B, which orbit each other.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Padres’ first game post-deadline got off to a slow start, but an inexplicable decision and an error by Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras helped lead to a four-run fifth inning and got the Padres on their way to a 4-1 victory.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
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To make matters more inexplicable, the council promoted the assistant city manager to the top post, paying her a base salary of $363,000.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
30 July 2025
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No sense in wasting your time on flailing around to solve a knotty problem.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Berman flashes back through the lavish bacchanalia of Alex’s last months, through the eyes of a podcaster trying to unravel the mystery of his death, to reveal the knotty story behind the apparent suicide.—
Calum Marsh,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Soluble fiber can help lower cholesterol levels and stabilize blood sugar, while insoluble fiber can support digestion, regular bowel movements and prevention of constipation.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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Dates contain soluble fiber, insoluble fiber, and sorbitol, each of which can act to relieve constipation.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
18 July 2025
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The Thunder were a juggernaut during the regular season, and so far in the playoffs they have really been tested only by Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokić, perhaps the most unsolvable player in the league.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
4 June 2025
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This message — summed up by the phrase One pill can kill — began spreading in schools and on social media nationwide but for years the wave of death seemed unsolvable.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
10 June 2025
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Markle pops up in the first two episodes of Fringe's second season as junior FBI agent Amy Jessup, who briefly joins the Fringe Division while investigating an unexplainable NYC crash.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The reason the earth is rotating faster on these three days in 2025 is unexplainable, leading authority on Earth rotation Leonid Zotov told Time and Date.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Aug. 2025
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Humanity Protocol, valued at over a billion dollars, uses palm scans to confirm identity so impersonation becomes almost impossible.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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That suggests 2014 may have been a tipping point beyond which returning to normal wet-dry cycles may be impossible on human timescales.—
Mark Gongloff,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Inextricable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inextricable. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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