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as in motionless
fixed in a place or position
the patient must remain immobile while he is in the MRI unit
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as in static
incapable of moving or being moved
a huge, immobile tree of an endangered species that the creators of the theme park decided to make part of the design
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Recent Examples of immobile
Officers with the Maitland Police Department found the vehicle immobile on the tracks in the suburb with a commuter train about 10 minutes away.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
After remaining immobile for over three decades, the iceberg finally broke free in 2020 and began drifting northward.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Angela works at a strip club where women’s clothes come off not through dances but via jump cuts; their faces are expressionless and their bodies immobile, as if they’ve been reduced to deadpan pin-up poses.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
That is, if the rider is immobile for more than 15 seconds.
—New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
After remaining immobile for over three decades, the iceberg finally broke free in 2020 and began drifting northward.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Angela works at a strip club where women’s clothes come off not through dances but via jump cuts; their faces are expressionless and their bodies immobile, as if they’ve been reduced to deadpan pin-up poses.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
That is, if the rider is immobile for more than 15 seconds.
—New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobile
Adjective
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Plants, lamps, carpeting, books, and furniture made of paper in many forms inhabit all planes of the space, but the artwork goes beyond mere trompe l’oeil illusions to suggest a third approach, a space between strict duplication of real life and static acknowledgement of the artifice at play.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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However, the picture changed when the Belgium international made an arcing run behind United’s static back three.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For some time now, stationary underwater acoustic recorders have been used to log the ambient soundtracks of coral reefs as their inhabitants vocalize, eat, dig dens, or otherwise produce noises.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
12 Mar. 2025
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He was left unattended on the doorstep after cruising past a stationary Alex Killorn.—
Andrew Knoll,
Orange County Register,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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With Mike Witcher on dobro and Ethan Ballinger on mandolin, guitar, and harmony vocals, the Luke Bulla Trio gave a commanding performance that well-deserved its standing ovations, the news release stated.—
Del Mar Foundation,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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Musk got a standing ovation − from the Republican side of the aisle, that is − when Trump acknowledged him, seated in the gallery.—
Susan Page,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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This deep understanding of users' constraints and environments is crucial, especially when designing complex medical devices like large, immovable machines such as MRI or CT scanners.—
Aishwarya Suresh,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Nemesis is the story of two men on either side of the law, the tale of what happens when an unstoppable force (an expert criminal), Coltrane Wilder (Noel), meets an immovable object (a brilliant police detective), Isaiah Stiles (Law).—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His fascination with the still image, and with the way digital technology mediates desire, can translate into garments of surreal potency, contrived to go viral.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Videos are the trickiest to spot, with people being 36% less likely to spot a deepfake when compared to a still image.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Though onscreen the plot necessitated that these women wind up married (and presumably with a mortgage), the fantasy of the single girl in her apartment has proved unmovable.—
Jennifer Wilson,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Penguins view a very small list of players as being unmovable.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Immobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobile. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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