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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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In its lawsuit, Ryan LLC argued that the noncompete ban would inflict irreparable harm by enabling its employees to leave for the competition, potentially taking with them valuable skills and information gained on the job.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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Other public speakers, like Tabitha Fader, said the reroute would cause irreparable harm if wetlands and rivers were polluted during pipeline construction or in the event of a spill.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Yet, diagnoses often come only after irreversible damage occurs.—
Somnath Banerjee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The lake, which spans northwestern Iran, has been reduced to a fraction of its former size, with officials and scientists warning of potentially irreversible ecological and human consequences.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Recent reports about his illness had suggested the cancer was incurable, but manageable.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
10 Sep. 2025
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However, the statute doesn’t address incurable violations, such as, for example, unsafe driving, raucous disturbances, or misuse of common facilities.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Mary Roy, too, married to flee violence—her father, a civil servant under the British, beat his wife and whipped his children—only to find that her husband was an incorrigible drunk.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 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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“Uncorrectable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncorrectable. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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