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
Rushing to replace the relationship instead of honoring what was lost overlooks what made that bond irreplaceable.
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Brian N. Chin, The Conversation, 25 July 2025
The program began in 1972 as a way to identify and protect the world’s most irreplaceable places.
—AFAR Media, 21 July 2025
In a world racing toward automation, this is a powerful reminder that some roles still demand the irreplaceable human touch.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Every fatal school shooting leaves a community in shock, mourning the irreplaceable loss of lives.
—Harvard Business Review, 4 Aug. 2025
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Brian N. Chin, The Conversation, 25 July 2025
The program began in 1972 as a way to identify and protect the world’s most irreplaceable places.
—AFAR Media, 21 July 2025
In a world racing toward automation, this is a powerful reminder that some roles still demand the irreplaceable human touch.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Every fatal school shooting leaves a community in shock, mourning the irreplaceable loss of lives.
—Harvard Business Review, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreplaceable
Adjective
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In today’s business environment, time is scarce and trust is invaluable.—
Jane Hanson,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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But other items were invaluable heirlooms that can't be quantified.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But the urge to seek more expensive custom solutions is powerful.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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By 2022, a shopper on a federal government-run marketplace had more than 100 choices, many of which included expensive trade-offs, presented in a way that made comparisons difficult without spreadsheets.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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