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as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed
the firm belief that no juvenile delinquent is irremediable
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as in irreparable
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
it turned out that the flood damage was not irremediable
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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As Trump’s trade war has escalated, investors have feared that the United States could inflict significant damage to the global economy — but even more harm to its own economy and perhaps irreparable damage to its own reputation.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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In a 120-page ruling, the judge stated that the plaintiffs had demonstrated the proof-of-citizenship requirement would inflict irreparable harm on their clients and run counter to the public interest.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Two years ago, Emma Dimery was told her stage 4 colon cancer was incurable.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2025
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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
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Imagine being just 24 years old, newly fitted with an irreversible colostomy and told to start dying.—
Carissa Talmage,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Yet many feel that a profound and irreversible shift has already occurred.—
Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 May 2025
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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
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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 16 May. 2025.
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