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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The more than 1,000-kilometer front line in the four-year war has remained largely static as swarms of drones hinder advances, and both sides have increasingly relied on long-range strikes.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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There was not a payload on that vehicle because this was a static fire test.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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The orbs disappeared quickly most of the time, but in one instance, the agents said an orb hovered motionless in the sky for several hours.—
Collin Binkley,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Multitudes fell down and lay motionless.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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The blank face of Kantor’s committee member looks like the spinning wheel of death on a stuck computer screen.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
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Inspect the brush roll and remove any stuck items.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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The Unaware Performer delivers, but within a fixed range.—
Mustafa Abdelmonem,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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That makes any potential threat to those payments particularly concerning, and that's especially true for retirees who are struggling to keep up with rising costs and debt obligations on a fixed income.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Think of doves in paintings of the Annunciation or dead pheasants in Dutch still-life paintings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The campaign extends into still images, some shot by Piccioli himself, and others by photographers Monaris and Zora Sicher for a dedicated Instagram account showing what happened behind the scenes — @keeppprolling.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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The Judgment Day couldn’t get a one-up on Femi as JD McDonagh hit a chair shot but Femi was immovable.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Crash performance is improving because engineers can identify weak points and strengthen them well before a physical vehicle ever meets an immovable structure at 40 mph.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
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“Unbudging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbudging. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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