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Recent Examples of resistible
But, in the second-to-last week of 1977, resistible force met movable object.
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Jim Reineking, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Probably because, for many voters, The Whale was all too resistible.
—Vulture, 10 Mar. 2023
Yet the resistible force is about to meet the movable object given Cincinnati has surrendered 127.3 yards per game and 5.9 per carry in the playoffs.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2022
He’s played by Jude Hill, an endearing young actor with outsize ardor who’s resistible only during two or three moments when Mr. Branagh, understandably enchanted, dotes on him in close-ups that are a bit too close and a bit too long.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2021
This is a case of very resistible force meets immovable object.
—Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 3 Dec. 2020
In that, Tuesday’s game sets up to be a classic collision between a moveable object and a resistible force.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Jan. 2018
The mini-banshees, which sell for $50, were resistible to Jeff Lange, who visited during a Pandora preview for annual passholders.
—Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 May 2017
Jim Reineking, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Probably because, for many voters, The Whale was all too resistible.
—Vulture, 10 Mar. 2023
Yet the resistible force is about to meet the movable object given Cincinnati has surrendered 127.3 yards per game and 5.9 per carry in the playoffs.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2022
He’s played by Jude Hill, an endearing young actor with outsize ardor who’s resistible only during two or three moments when Mr. Branagh, understandably enchanted, dotes on him in close-ups that are a bit too close and a bit too long.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2021
This is a case of very resistible force meets immovable object.
—Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 3 Dec. 2020
In that, Tuesday’s game sets up to be a classic collision between a moveable object and a resistible force.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Jan. 2018
The mini-banshees, which sell for $50, were resistible to Jeff Lange, who visited during a Pandora preview for annual passholders.
—Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resistible
Adjective
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Less than 24 hours after reshaping part of their roster, Brooklyn made another set of moves ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline, continuing an active stretch that’s leaned heavily into flexibility, future assets and controllable young wings.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Moving From the Lab to the Real World In experiments, the antenna achieved radiation efficiencies between 90 and 100 percent—meaning that nearly all terahertz signals flowing through the chip leaked out in a precisely controllable pattern.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Even a balance that feels manageable at first can snowball quickly over time.—
Aly J Yale,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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At the time, limited theme park experience was not considered a significant liability; it was seen as an important but manageable operational challenge that could be managed through smart delegation.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Resistible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resistible. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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