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Recent Examples of irrepressible
We were constantly confronted with a kind of stubborn, irrepressible hospitality.
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Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 30 July 2025
After the kids were grown and Terry had unfortunately passed away, Percy’s irrepressible energy led her back into the workforce.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
And as word of his death on Tuesday spread, rock's royalty bade farewell to the irrepressible Black Sabbath singer.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 22 July 2025
The Panthers’ irrepressible cornerback had a career year in 2015, then left for huge money in Washington after some Carolina contract complications.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2025
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Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 30 July 2025
After the kids were grown and Terry had unfortunately passed away, Percy’s irrepressible energy led her back into the workforce.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
And as word of his death on Tuesday spread, rock's royalty bade farewell to the irrepressible Black Sabbath singer.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 22 July 2025
The Panthers’ irrepressible cornerback had a career year in 2015, then left for huge money in Washington after some Carolina contract complications.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrepressible
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Beyond Venezuelan incompetence, American pressure and fears of uncontrollable escalation may be driving Chinese caution.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Unlike the original Izo, Didi is described as an unpredictable and uncontrollable gang leader who has isolated others that are part of the powerful Viv Ansanm gang coalition.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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Over the weekend, as online sleuths scoured photos of Trump for evidence of any frailty, the political scientist Ian Bremmer pointed out that obsessive scrutiny of a leader’s health is a hallmark of authoritarian countries.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Just as Manning accelerated his growth through obsessive attention to detail, studying defenses and the sleight of hand of play-action artists like Boomer Esiason, Nix is more than willing to get bleary-eyed in the film room or pick the brain of future Hall of Famer Drew Brees.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
1 Sep. 2025
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These states often trigger compulsive scrolling or posting, not because of the content itself, but because of the emotional tension underneath.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Sometimes celebrity worshippers have narcissistic features, dissociation, addictive tendencies, stalking behavior and compulsive buying.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Butler never imagined Zimmerer – a typically non-spontaneous person – would drop everything to book a flight and travel more than 1,500 miles from Nebraska to be there.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Earlier in the tournament, Sinner said that their meetings now will never be quite as spontaneous as the epic five-setter here three years ago, which announced their rivalry to the world.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Irrepressible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrepressible. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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