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Recent Examples of uncorrectable
Did Middle Tennessee State expose Miami’s uncorrectable problems?
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Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2022
Yes, there are some uncorrectable changes, but those changes aren’t currently causing any problems for the James Webb team.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 21 July 2022
The number of Americans diagnosed with blindness or low vision, which is defined as having an uncorrectable vision loss that interferes with daily activities, is steadily growing.
—Kaya Laterman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
Yet despite all the high-tech equipment and years of expertise gathered in the room, this mistake was uncorrectable.
—George Schroeder, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2017
Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2022
Yes, there are some uncorrectable changes, but those changes aren’t currently causing any problems for the James Webb team.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 21 July 2022
The number of Americans diagnosed with blindness or low vision, which is defined as having an uncorrectable vision loss that interferes with daily activities, is steadily growing.
—Kaya Laterman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
Yet despite all the high-tech equipment and years of expertise gathered in the room, this mistake was uncorrectable.
—George Schroeder, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncorrectable
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Her illness has left her with irreparable dental damage—forcing her to spend thousands of dollars to restore her smile, a painful and permanent reminder of her eating disorder.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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The lawsuit alleges that the negligence of the waste management company led to Taylor’s death and caused irreparable harm to his family, according to the press release.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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If, indeed, this administration and its congressional supporters are preparing a case against Powell, the damage done to the Fed’s independence will, in my opinion, be long-lasting, if not irreversible.—
Ron Insana,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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In this entertaining sequel, Lois learns Clark's identity, prompting him to renounce his Kryptonian superpowers — a process that, as his late mom (Susannah York) repeatedly tells him, is irreversible.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
10 July 2025
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All of this comes amid reports that King Charles’ cancer is reportedly incurable, but manageable, according to writer and associate editor of the Daily Telegraph, Camilla Tominey.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
13 July 2025
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Doctors testified the disorder was incurable and said White was in a psychotic state at the time of the attack.—
Maryam Ahmed,
Austin American Statesman,
4 July 2025
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Who was this alien observer, whose gaze made me into a (slightly) better person, whose gaze (slightly) reduced my incorrigible self-centeredness?—
Michael W. Clune,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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They were joined by dozens of other performers across the rock ’n’ roll spectrum, from the hard-stomping Fleshtones to the incorrigible Supersuckers, to Tommy Stinson’s Bash & Pop, to the ageless Linda Gail Lewis — younger sister of music icon Jerry Lee Lewis.—
Jim Ruland,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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“Uncorrectable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncorrectable. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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