as in irreversible
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
irreparable damage to the car
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Recent Examples of irreparable
My answer is that there is no fish on the planet worth risking your safety or the safety of others or facing jail time, fines, and irreparable damage to your reputation.
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Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 29 May 2025
Is a life stripped of contacts with family and friends, permanently warped and causing irreparable damage, worth living?
—The Know, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
Here, any irreparable harm that Kalshi may have suffered is entirely of its own making.
—Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Instead, Plaintiffs simply assert that the PI Class members would suffer the same irreparable harm as the individual Plaintiffs.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 29 May 2025
Is a life stripped of contacts with family and friends, permanently warped and causing irreparable damage, worth living?
—The Know, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
Here, any irreparable harm that Kalshi may have suffered is entirely of its own making.
—Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Instead, Plaintiffs simply assert that the PI Class members would suffer the same irreparable harm as the individual Plaintiffs.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for irreparable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreparable
Adjective
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Its rustling stirs the tension in a radicalizing conservative society, while its wailing heralds the irreversible consequences of raging human emotion.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
3 June 2025
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Brain death requires that physicians perform certain clinical tests to make sure the patient has suffered irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain.—
Katherine Drabiak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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Despite the incident, The Animal Haven reaffirmed its no-kill shelter status, and clarified that euthanasia in cases of irremediable canine aggression is in line with the Best Friends Animal Society's definition of no-kill.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Despite the incident, The Animal Haven reaffirmed its no-kill shelter status, and clarified that euthanasia in cases of irremediable canine aggression is in line with the Best Friends Animal Society's definition of no-kill.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Choi seems to be exploring, if subtly, the limitless number of paths a person can take, the manifold consequences of choices that seem inconsequential, the ways interpersonal disputes can widen into irretrievable losses, the awkward intersections of agency and fate: If only this, if not for that.—
Book Marks
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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This prevents the irretrievable loss of expertise during transitions.—
Nick Hart,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Irreparable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreparable. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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