irreplaceable
adjective
ir·re·place·able
ˌir-i-ˈplā-sə-bəl 
: not replaceable
an irreplaceable antique
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In perhaps the smoothest quarterback transition ever, Arch Manning steps in after two years of occasional starts for Quinn Ewers, who played well for Texas but wasn’t so irreplaceable that the NFL deigned to pick him in the first six rounds of last week’s draft.
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
According to the two women, fundraising for this deeply personal cause has given them something irreplaceable.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Around the same time, his irreplaceable programmer, Viktor Hlon, was mobilized.
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For me, the answer is simple: Actors are irreplaceable.
—Victoria Bousis, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
According to the two women, fundraising for this deeply personal cause has given them something irreplaceable.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Around the same time, his irreplaceable programmer, Viktor Hlon, was mobilized.
—Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2025
For me, the answer is simple: Actors are irreplaceable.
—Victoria Bousis, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Irreplaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreplaceable. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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irreplaceable
adjective
ir·re·place·able
ˌir-i-ˈplā-sə-bəl
: not replaceable
a museum full of irreplaceable works of art
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