as in static
incapable of moving or being moved
the driveway had to be built to curve around an irremovable tree
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Recent Examples of irremovable
And yet Payton’s sheer confidence — teetering into arrogance — formed an irremovable piece of his identity as a Super Bowl-winning offensive mind in New Orleans.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis in his dissent in Myers v. United States in 1925 would have required even postmasters to be confirmable and even irremovable by the president.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
Impeachment is an irremovable stain on any presidency, and Trump knows it.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 18 Dec. 2019
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis in his dissent in Myers v. United States in 1925 would have required even postmasters to be confirmable and even irremovable by the president.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
Impeachment is an irremovable stain on any presidency, and Trump knows it.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 18 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irremovable
Adjective
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Most of our permits are static facilities, and so we are also challenged with just the nature of the project.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Rather than functioning as a static model, the LPM serves as the core of Carbon AI, a broader decision-making framework that supports both the LaserWeeder platform and the company’s Autonomous Tractor Kit (ATK).—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But what is called for now is the spirit of that man in Tiananmen Square, that immovable character, a human who insists on getting home to do the things that give his life purpose and will not let a few tanks get in his way.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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This time, Industry unfolds as a sharp, uncomfortable on-the-nose commentary of modern politics, media, technocrats and the seemingly-immovable aristocracy of British society.—
Chloe Laws,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The same institution founded on the principle of easy and open community collaboration could now be proving unmovable—trapped between the need to adapt and an institutional resistance to change.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Jan. 2026
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Though a revival of insurance subsidies remains possible in Congress, the politics of the issue proved unmovable last year.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Prescott’s investigation found that Stakley, the sole person in charge of female prisoners at the time, was at the tail end of a double shift when Insogna was found motionless in her cell, the report said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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In one shot, a medical worker is seen pulling a sheet over a motionless body lying in the same bed, with bottles of prescription medications visible on a nightstand.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This teal hip fracture bedpan has an easy-grip handle on both the front and sides for more comfortable use for fracture and immobile patients.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2026
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Harbaugh won a Super Bowl with immobile gunslinger Joe Flacco (and a dominant defense) and then oversaw Lamar Jackson’s development from a raw athletic specimen into a two-time MVP.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The film makes clear that the organization is exclusively the province of white, Anglo-Saxon men, and possible initiates are only tapped when the small, fixed group of existing members die.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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There’s little the central bank can do about that because fixed mortgage rates, specifically, don’t directly track the Fed but typically follow the lead of long-term Treasury rates.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Instead of compressing observations into still images, RIMS preserves time-dependent information and separates radio signals by direction.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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Capturing a stunning still pic of your plate.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Just try not to let it get stuck in your head.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2026
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That’s what’s really stuck in my brain.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Irremovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irremovable. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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