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Recent Examples of irremediable Though Harvard’s governing body initially stood behind Gay after what some considered a tepid response to the student groups’ statement, the plagiarism allegations proved irremediable. Annie Massa, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2024 This is not a picture of irremediable structural dysfunction that will lead inexorably to collapse. Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023 The mayor has heard hundreds of stories about irremediable loss and fears like people had never experienced. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2023 Though only the last is irremediable. Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2022 See All Example Sentences for irremediable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irremediable
Adjective
  • That is until a mysterious someone starts sending strange gifts to hopeless widower Henry (Sheen) and his two bickering children, Will and Ella.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 May 2025
  • Thus, all eyes turn to Antetokounmpo, much as all eyes did on Lillard as his situation in Portland grew increasingly hopeless in 2022 and 2023.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The groups are asking the human rights commission to order precautionary measures, basically an emergency action to prevent irreparable harm.
    Marcos Alemán, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
  • The loss of a Soldier is always an irreparable tragedy.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • Two years ago, Emma Dimery was told her stage 4 colon cancer was incurable.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
  • Plotkin added that vaccines being developed for infections that are incurable, like HIV, may also be at risk.
    Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC news, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • His cause of death was listed as a stroke followed by irreversible cardiac arrest.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
  • The plaintiffs alleged that water was improperly treated and caused irreversible damage to copper pipes.
    News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
Adjective
  • No fault did not require blame allowing a divorce if one spouse claimed irreconcilable differences or irretrievable breakdown against the other.
    Patricia Fersch, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Lawmakers warn that evidence critical to future war crimes investigations may be irretrievable.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025

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“Irremediable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irremediable. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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