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as in spiritual
not composed of matter
it is only possible to study immaterial forces like gravity by observing their effects on the physical world
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as in irrelevant
not having anything to do with the matter at hand
while undoubtedly upsetting, that story is immaterial to the question of why you are late
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Recent Examples of immaterial
Some see the paltry number of artifacts returned as an inherent insult, while others protest that the immaterial aspects of their cultural past were never lost and shouldn’t be discounted.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
To a threat actor working to break into and move through a network, the form and function of an asset is immaterial.
—Jim Hyman, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The hackers were also members of the People’s Liberation Army, but their employer was immaterial; theft was theft.
—Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2020
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer rejected the prosecution’s claim that the evidence was immaterial to the defense.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
To a threat actor working to break into and move through a network, the form and function of an asset is immaterial.
—Jim Hyman, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The hackers were also members of the People’s Liberation Army, but their employer was immaterial; theft was theft.
—Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2020
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer rejected the prosecution’s claim that the evidence was immaterial to the defense.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immaterial
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Actress dies after reportedly consuming frog venom at spiritual cleansing retreat.Fox News, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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CeCe Winans brings a spiritual touch with Joyful, Joyful: A Christmas Album, while Coco Jones adds her unique flair in Coco by the Fireplace.Okla Jones, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Smartmatic's lawyers argued that the indictment is irrelevant to their lawsuit.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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While many of these Indigenous AI projects are in their early stages, Running Wolf hopes programs like his will be irrelevant in a decade or two.Iris Kim, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
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If reason teaches that God is incorporeal, this means that God has no body; God does not physically see, nor do people see God.Randy L. Friedman, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2024
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The digital files are incorporeal.BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2021
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Although the machines’ inventor is concerned with metaphysical questions—do intelligent robots disprove God’s existence?—his engineer son sees the potential for major profit and manufactures robots for sale around the world, with disastrous results.Elvia Wilk, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Her interest in mysteries and the occult began in the metaphysical section at her local Borders.Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
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Put simply, superheated plasma was being tested as fuel, but the temperatures melted any sort of solid container, so the experiments used nonmaterial vessels formed from extremely powerful magnetic fields.Werner Herzog, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
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The author excludes them all, asserting that belief in any kind of nonmaterial, ethereal world lacks empirical support.Denis Alexander, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
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Designed for comfort and discretion, these nearly invisible hearing aids fit snugly behind or inside the ear, ensuring a seamless and natural listening experience.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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So, the money is invisible and understanding how much is in the virtual piggy bank can be hard to remember.David Phelan, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Making a film that’s exciting, that’s scary in moments and deals with supernatural — there’s a ghost haunting these ideas.Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Happy whales strapped with barrels of coins, supernatural serpentine disco queens.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Ansari answers crypto question with call for campaign finance reform Ansari’s candidacy was boosted by a massive expenditure from advocates of cryptocurrency, the digital currencies that exist on nonphysical, decentralized ledger systems.Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
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One of Ansari’s top financial backers was a group advocating for cryptocurrency, the digital currencies that exist on nonphysical, decentralized ledger systems.Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Immaterial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immaterial. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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