as in static
incapable of moving or being moved
the massive old bed was simply unbudging, despite our best efforts
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Recent Examples of unbudging
Automakers should read from this trend the unbudging fact that American consumers don’t want to give up full-sized cars.
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Marty Jerome, WIRED, 26 July 2007
Marty Jerome, WIRED, 26 July 2007
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbudging
Adjective
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Tame Frizz Fast For static or flyaways, Phommachanh recommends applying a small amount of argan oil or anti‑frizz serum to the ends of hair.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Netgear makes a web interface available for managing more complex operations, such as port forwarding, DHCP/static IP assignment, and DNS configuration.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Alongside college basketball icon Bill Raftery, Hill sat motionless as the ball rattled in, hand over his mouth, at a complete loss for words.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The man is later seen lying motionless on the street as bystanders and police attempt to wake him.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Most scattered freely, while Schmeby attempted to do the same, eventually getting stuck hanging over a wooden board blocking the sidewalk.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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But for clients from countries like Haiti, Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran and Myanmar, the process seems stuck, Musilli said.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The city says extending it to seniors could be a big help for older adults living on a fixed income.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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There is no fixed income threshold for hardship status.—
Deane Biermeier,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Beazley showed a still image of the man to a firm supervisor.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Local artists will lead sketching still-life arrangements of skulls, seed pods, turtle shells, tree bark, greens and fruit.—
Janet Kusterer,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Kyla Oldacre, at 6-foot-6, scored 15 points was an immovable force under the basket.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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In terms of sheer duration, nothing tops the 1994-95 strike, a 232-day encounter between immovable object and unstoppable force that erased a total of 948 games and led to the cancellation of the World Series.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unbudging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbudging. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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