unremovable

adjective

un·​re·​mov·​able ˌən-ri-ˈmü-və-bəl How to pronounce unremovable (audio)
: not able to be removed or eliminated : not removable
an unremovable stain

Examples of unremovable in a Sentence

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Life tenure, which is guaranteed by the Constitution, has emerged as a hot-button issue because, although Republicans have won the popular vote in only one of the last eight Presidential elections, six of the nine sitting Justices have been appointed by Republican Presidents and are unremovable. Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024 And a less likelihood of unremovable dog odor. Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2021 The only threat Ukraine poses to Putin -- not to Russia -- is becoming a functioning democracy at a time when the Russian leader is seeking to cement his place as an unremovable autocrat, and now one committed to defending other autocrats. Frida Ghitis, CNN, 13 Jan. 2022 The move is a shot across the bow of companies like Apple (AAPL), which for years has been criticized by right-to-repair advocates for shipping products with unremovable memory or batteries, or sealing devices with special glue. Brian Fung, CNN, 22 July 2021 Lots of crapware, even on an unlocked phone, including unremovable Facebook and McAfee apps. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 30 Mar. 2020 However, a lawmaker who was involved in the 2016 law that legalized medical marijuana said the Ohio General Assembly never intended conditions to be immutable, or unremovable, if new research comes to light about cannabis’ effect on an illness. Laura Hancock, cleveland.com, 12 July 2019 In its place were two unremovable beams that cut across the surface. Liz Stinson, Curbed, 24 Oct. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unremovable was in 1572

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“Unremovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unremovable. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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