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Recent Examples of irrepressible
Following the detention of activist Mahmoud Khalil, this film is both a stirring call to action and a beautiful reminder of the irrepressible power of young people.
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Morgan Bassichis, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
This area Down Under is known as the Top End and its irrepressible quirkiness is a real hoot.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
The show proved especially popular with women, many of whom reported feeling a mysterious warmth spread through their lower bodies, accompanied by an irrepressible urge to weep.
—Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
The movie follows the irrepressible leader, who espoused gender and social equality while believing herself to be the female incarnation of Christ.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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Morgan Bassichis, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
This area Down Under is known as the Top End and its irrepressible quirkiness is a real hoot.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
The show proved especially popular with women, many of whom reported feeling a mysterious warmth spread through their lower bodies, accompanied by an irrepressible urge to weep.
—Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
The movie follows the irrepressible leader, who espoused gender and social equality while believing herself to be the female incarnation of Christ.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for irrepressible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrepressible
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Leaders often blame uncontrollable factors—policies of previous administrations, hiring for a boom that fizzled unexpectedly, macroeconomic uncertainty, the rise of artificial intelligence—but all too often the real strategic issues go unaddressed.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
1 Jan. 2026
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The phenomenon of cavitation—the formation and collapse of tiny gas bubbles due to changes in pressure—was considered an undesirable and largely uncontrollable side effect.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Extreme deficits may lead to obsessive food tracking, anxiety around eating, or disordered eating patterns.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
6 Jan. 2026
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Any new publication of hers is mandatory reading, and not just because transgender Americans are under an obsessive, incessant series of assaults from the current administration and the right more broadly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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An ex-trader explained that if bettors exhibited potential signs of compulsive gambling, such as frenetically emptying and refilling their account balance, the trader would check if RG wanted to reach out to make sure the customer was OK.—
Vanity Fair,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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Doomscrolling, compulsive social media use that can feel exhausting, is a negative habit that many people actually do in an attempt to self soothe, explained psychotherapist Esin Pinarli, LCSW, MCAP.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Advances in facial robotics are moving beyond preprogrammed animations toward dynamic, spontaneous expressions, enabling robots to better communicate, build rapport, and integrate into human social environments.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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Compared to the spontaneous, high-spirited, and witty heroines of Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Emma, Fanny Price is a prig.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But obsessional online culture has sought to answer questions of origin rather than waving them off.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Irrepressible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrepressible. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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