as in invaluable
not capable of being substituted by another of the same type
That vase was an irreplaceable family heirloom.
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Recent Examples of irreplaceable
Another iconic and irreplaceable loss.
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
Beyond Darwin’s collection, the approach could be applied across museums worldwide, offering a safer way to manage aging wet collections and preserve irreplaceable biological records.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
The mature trees lining the Las Olas median, in particular the black olive trees, are irreplaceable.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
There is no single irreplaceable bottleneck.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
Beyond Darwin’s collection, the approach could be applied across museums worldwide, offering a safer way to manage aging wet collections and preserve irreplaceable biological records.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
The mature trees lining the Las Olas median, in particular the black olive trees, are irreplaceable.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
There is no single irreplaceable bottleneck.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for irreplaceable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreplaceable
Adjective
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Yet the need for such tools is essential, because such data would prove invaluable in helping to motivate the kind of meaningful change that could measure and work to prevent such things from happening.—
William Jones,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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Besides, while the telecoms bubble of 2000 left in its wake fiber optic cable and 3G infrastructure that proved invaluable over the following decade, data centers—essentially warehouses piled high with GPUs—don’t have the same longevity.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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These boards are extremely expensive.—
Lauren Hodges,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2026
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Some bases, particularly in places like Alaska, suffer from long, expensive, and complex fuel and electricity supply chains.—
David Szondy
February 21,
New Atlas,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Irreplaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreplaceable. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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