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
Montana was irreplaceable and the band wisely called it a day.
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George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2026
Positioned along iconic Ocean Boulevard—just minutes from the landmark Hotel del Coronado—the house offers an irreplaceable front-row seat to unobstructed Pacific views.
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Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
Among the other structures damaged in Kyiv were the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Film Studios, which lost its irreplaceable collection of roughly 100,000 costumes, and the Art Arsenal exhibition space.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
15 June 2026
The distinction is in determining which slice of the work is irreplaceable and the main purview of humans, and which slices can be delegated to AI.
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Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for irreplaceable
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2026
Positioned along iconic Ocean Boulevard—just minutes from the landmark Hotel del Coronado—the house offers an irreplaceable front-row seat to unobstructed Pacific views.
—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
Among the other structures damaged in Kyiv were the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Film Studios, which lost its irreplaceable collection of roughly 100,000 costumes, and the Art Arsenal exhibition space.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
15 June 2026
The distinction is in determining which slice of the work is irreplaceable and the main purview of humans, and which slices can be delegated to AI.
—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for irreplaceable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreplaceable
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Jennifer Lopez's love don't cost a thing, but her heartbreak has been invaluable.
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Bellwethers for investment, regions or sectors that signal broader shifts, are invaluable for investors.
Adjective
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But for Cubans like himself, who don’t have family in the United States, the service is so expensive as to be out of reach.
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But after a series of expensive hurricanes — Katrina, Sandy, Harvey — the National Flood Insurance Program went into debt.
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“Irreplaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreplaceable. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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