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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
Adjective
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This is a harsher version of Rooster’s insistence that anyone can be rehabilitated, one that acknowledges that some damage is irreparable, and that the people who benefit from infinite patience and forgiveness are usually men of privilege.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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But three other justices said the court’s decision was not a sign of impatience but rather a reflection of its judgment about the risk of irreparable harm to the parents.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Cohen treats workers who breathed in high amounts of this material in the mines for decades, causing irreversible damage.—
Meghan Schiller,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Polio can attack the nervous system and can lead to irreversible paralysis and occasionally death due to respiratory failure.—
Alexis Wilkinson,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Arcellx is developing a new class of immunotherapies for patients with cancer and other incurable diseases.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Arcellx focuses on immunotherapies for patients with cancer and others with incurable diseases.—
Scott Schnipper,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Terrible for me, an incorrigible snoop of other people’s phones, but probably a good thing for society at large.—
David Pierce,
The Verge,
28 Feb. 2026
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But the Coop had one thing that failed cooperatives didn’t: Joe Holtz, a gregarious 22-year-old from Sheepshead Bay with a mind for numbers and an incorrigible idealism.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Uncorrectable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncorrectable. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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