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as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed
believed that there was no such thing as an unrecoverable criminal
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as in irreparable
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
the flood caused unrecoverable damage to our home
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Recent Examples of unrecoverable
The damaged flight data recorder had been deemed unrecoverable for data extraction by South Korean authorities, who sent it to the United States for analysis at the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board laboratory.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 11 Jan. 2025
Only the heart’s memory, a delicate thread that binds us to eternity, tries to recover the unrecoverable — the fleeting moment with its mood, colors, and sounds.
—Andriy Sodomora (tr. Sabrina Jaszi & Roman Ivashkiv), The Dial, 12 Dec. 2024
Without access to the device, the conversation contents are unrecoverable.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
This means that once a PCC server is rebooted, no data is retained and, as an additional precaution, the entire system volume is cryptographically unrecoverable.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
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Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 11 Jan. 2025
Only the heart’s memory, a delicate thread that binds us to eternity, tries to recover the unrecoverable — the fleeting moment with its mood, colors, and sounds.
—Andriy Sodomora (tr. Sabrina Jaszi & Roman Ivashkiv), The Dial, 12 Dec. 2024
Without access to the device, the conversation contents are unrecoverable.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
This means that once a PCC server is rebooted, no data is retained and, as an additional precaution, the entire system volume is cryptographically unrecoverable.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrecoverable
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The longtime psych-rock staple co-wrote the album with filmmaker Matt Yoka to be a collection of American stories about hopeless kleptomaniacs, urban explorers, and other people who slip through the cracks.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2025
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All seemed hopeless for Moore and Mansell, until, out of the blue, a lawyer with the Office of the White House Counsel contacted Moore’s defense lawyers, Seitles and Litwin-Diego, in April to inquire about the case.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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After exchanging insults on social media, Musk escalated the feud to what many believed was irreparable damage in two separate posts on his X account.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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Thursday’s preliminary injunction made that relief more long term and acknowledged the irreparable harm that Chung could otherwise face.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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Customs Duty, which is irrecoverable. Import VAT, which can be reclaimed, provided correct steps are taken.—
Robert Marchant,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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The contents of the time capsule may become irrecoverable.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Looming cuts to the VA may cause an irreversible blow if the VA stops providing comprehensive care to veterans and, instead, pushes veterans into seeing doctors in private practice.—
Jamie Rowen,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
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The bill defines ecocide as causing severe environmental harm either intentionally or through recklessness - where the harm is widespread, long-term or irreversible.—
Jamie Hailstone,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Choi seems to be exploring, if subtly, the limitless number of paths a person can take, the manifold consequences of choices that seem inconsequential, the ways interpersonal disputes can widen into irretrievable losses, the awkward intersections of agency and fate: If only this, if not for that.—
Book Marks
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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This prevents the irretrievable loss of expertise during transitions.—
Nick Hart,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Steve Carell plays Randall Garrett, the group’s Peter Thiel-esque mentor who, not unlike the late Steve Jobs, has cancer that his doctor tells him is incurable.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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The spread of an incurable disease and a spate of grove-destroying hurricanes have forced juice companies to rely heavily on oranges imported from Brazil and Mexico.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
5 May 2025
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“Unrecoverable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrecoverable. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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