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Recent Examples of resistible
Neutrals have found Arsenal 2025-26 resistible.
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Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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Joe Morgenstern,
WSJ,
11 Nov. 2021
This is a case of very resistible force meets immovable object.
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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.
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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.
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Dewayne Bevil,
OrlandoSentinel.com,
20 May 2017
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
But, in the second-to-last week of 1977, resistible force met movable object.
—
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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The new model boasts 20% stronger cooling performance and up to ten hours of battery life, controllable through buttons or a smartphone app for granular settings.
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Even factors that are more controllable include an element of guesswork, notably whether a player thriving at an inferior level can make the step up to the Premier League.
Adjective
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Combined, those supply boosts made the shock considerably more manageable for the market to absorb.
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The temperature at Wimbledon on Monday is expected to be a much more manageable 24 C (75 F).
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“Resistible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resistible. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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