as in uncontrollable
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Ringo, with his irrepressible act-naturally style, seemed to accidentally reveal Keoghan’s casting last year.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
The irrepressible Branson did make a live appearance in Las Vegas recently, crashing the renewal of vows ceremony of two long-time Virgin employees.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Our irrepressible fixation with celebrity, even at its most toxic, would have been an interesting conceit for Opus, the feature debut from writer-director Mark Anthony Green.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2025
Every lifestyle guru worth watching has some uniquely irrepressible quality, from the Martha-like obsessiveness with which Gwyneth approaches wellness to Oprah’s talent for penetrating conversation.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
The irrepressible Branson did make a live appearance in Las Vegas recently, crashing the renewal of vows ceremony of two long-time Virgin employees.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Our irrepressible fixation with celebrity, even at its most toxic, would have been an interesting conceit for Opus, the feature debut from writer-director Mark Anthony Green.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2025
Every lifestyle guru worth watching has some uniquely irrepressible quality, from the Martha-like obsessiveness with which Gwyneth approaches wellness to Oprah’s talent for penetrating conversation.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrepressible
Adjective
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Research shows that people under stress are more likely to give up, but only when the situation feels uncontrollable.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Entire neighborhoods are retrofitted with clear glass domes that activate during extreme rainstorms and uncontrollable wildfires.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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The film centers on Chomsky, an obsessive radio journalist who investigates the incident, uncovering a network of corruption, political manipulation and media spectacle.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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The protests were meant to provoke a response; the obsessive smearing signals that the disruption is doing its work.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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The result is compulsive checking, like a gambler at a slot machine.—
Adaira Landry,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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You might be obsessed about something or have compulsive feelings.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Pockets of time when most parents are homebound are now ripe for spontaneous hangouts, especially because their kids can entertain one another.—
Rhaina Cohen,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2025
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But most mutations are acquired — from lifestyle, environmental exposures, or spontaneous errors during cell division.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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“Irrepressible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrepressible. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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