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
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.
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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
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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After Monday's successful static fire test, SpaceX is in the final stretch of preparations for Starship's ninth full-scale test flight.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2025
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When hiring, value adaptive learners over static skill sets, because tomorrow’s challenges will demand new capabilities.—
Wayne Yu,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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But that tiredness plays well into Yokozuna’s character as an immovable mountain of a man, which leaves Hart to mostly wrestle around him and try to get him off his feet.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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And while the rest of her Passover menu might change every year, matzo ball soup is a critical, immovable tradition.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Though onscreen the plot necessitated that these women wind up married (and presumably with a mortgage), the fantasy of the single girl in her apartment has proved unmovable.—
Jennifer Wilson,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Penguins view a very small list of players as being unmovable.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The face itself looked fine — a bit glowy at times and immobile around the eyes — but its novelty quickly wore off.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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When Wells fell, he was held completely immobile for 30 minutes by the tons of wet concrete surrounding him, his suit says.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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With fixed or limited income, the threats and implementation of tariffs plus the effect of years of relatively high inflation rates has taken their toll.—
Jim Wang,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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In other words, to make its conventional arsenal survivable, the United States must replace its current stock of fixed and visible assets with elusive forces in multiple domains, following the nuclear triad model.—
ANDREW S. LIM,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Around since the 1850s, tintype photography captures a still image on a thin metal plate coated with dark lacquer or enamel.—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Ultrasounds Purpose: Ultrasound imaging, also known as sonography, is a type of scan that works in real-time, rather than producing a still image after the fact, according to the Food and Drug Administration.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Irremovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irremovable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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