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Recent Examples of irrepressible
The once irrepressible and indefatigable Turner was slowed late in life by a progressive brain disorder.
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Christopher Quinn,
AJC.com,
6 May 2026
But the Ducks’ players were aware that their fans – which Thursday night included a suite-ful of Ducks alumni, including the irrepressible Teemu Selanne, and a group of Angels players that included Mike Trout – had hungered for this for a long time.
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Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
Apparently, Kennedy doesn’t have a love for animals so much as an irrepressible desire to have them around.
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Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
16 Apr. 2026
Isaí Luna is a sparkly bundle of irrepressible joy as Golden Thunder, the air guitar missionary of diversity and inclusion.
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Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Christopher Quinn,
AJC.com,
6 May 2026
But the Ducks’ players were aware that their fans – which Thursday night included a suite-ful of Ducks alumni, including the irrepressible Teemu Selanne, and a group of Angels players that included Mike Trout – had hungered for this for a long time.
—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
Apparently, Kennedy doesn’t have a love for animals so much as an irrepressible desire to have them around.
—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
16 Apr. 2026
Isaí Luna is a sparkly bundle of irrepressible joy as Golden Thunder, the air guitar missionary of diversity and inclusion.
—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for irrepressible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrepressible
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The jealousy that emanates from every pore of this guy is uncontrollable.
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An uncontrollable laugh when tickled is vastly different from a polite laugh in a meeting, an infectious laugh during a movie, or a nervous little giggle after making a mistake.
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However, popular culture can’t fully explain why summer camps hold such a nostalgic and almost obsessive place in the nation’s collective consciousness.
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Lestat’s mother, Gabriella (Jennifer Ehle), now a vampire, too, resented Nicky’s physical and mental weakness, and Lestat found himself in a twisted love triangle with the obsessive Armand and the increasingly unwell Nicky.
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Chronic decision fatigue can show up as procrastination, avoidance, irritability, indecisiveness, emotional numbness, compulsive information gathering or an overreliance on consensus.
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Experts say crime and violence are strongly linked to issues with impulse control, and the drugs appear to work on parts of the brain linked to compulsive behavior like overeating.
Adjective
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First, bringing tried-and-true basics allows for spontaneous styling, rather than trying to plan every outfit ahead of time.
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The spontaneous pregnancy was so rare that even some medical professionals struggled to explain its odds.
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But obsessional online culture has sought to answer questions of origin rather than waving them off.
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“Irrepressible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrepressible. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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