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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
Tube worms are immobile creatures that settle and grow in one place without moving, like barnacles.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
The irony was cruel, and all-too-glibly repeated around the world: The Man of Steel, laid low and nearly immobile, unable to breathe without a tube.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 11 Oct. 2024
After a virus attacked her spinal cord and left her immobile from the waist down at age 13, Emily continued to create with a paintbrush held in her mouth.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
That was compared to the 59.0 for the immobile Cousins who still is getting crushed somewhere by a Steelers defender.
—Terence Moore, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
The irony was cruel, and all-too-glibly repeated around the world: The Man of Steel, laid low and nearly immobile, unable to breathe without a tube.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 11 Oct. 2024
After a virus attacked her spinal cord and left her immobile from the waist down at age 13, Emily continued to create with a paintbrush held in her mouth.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
That was compared to the 59.0 for the immobile Cousins who still is getting crushed somewhere by a Steelers defender.
—Terence Moore, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobile
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Fraud tactics evolve rapidly, often outpacing static defenses.Tamas Kadar, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Verna watched the static turn to a clear picture on his monitor and give two clean beeps.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
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After reading about others’ experiences with the stationary bike, he was inspired by one man who was able to turn his health around by completing 100 rides.Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Other things to love are a selection of gym equipment (including weights and a stationary bike) and Great Plains toiletries smelling of orange, grapefruit, and marula.Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
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At the Directors Guild, PGA and SAG screenings in both Los Angeles and New York, as well as at the Academy screening, capacity crowds burst into applause after many songs and gave the film a rapturous standing ovation after the cliffhanger finale.Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2024
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This prompted a standing ovation and choruses of pro-Trump chants.Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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The Sounders, who gave up a league-low 35 goals in 34 regular-season games and just two more in three postseason matches, were the immovable object.Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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The towering and seemingly immovable Banks, a junior at the University of Texas who has started every game at left tackle in his first two seasons with the Longhorns, is a pre-season All-American in many people’s minds, as well as a future potential first round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Aug. 2024
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Previously, wild rice was most commonly found in the still, shallow backwater areas of the river.Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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While sparkling wine production in Marlborough is relatively small compared to its still wine output, the focus on the traditional method has resulted in wines that are gaining international recognition.Lela London, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Steve Ditko buries Spider-Man under tons of unmovable, sci-machinery and wreckage, a weight that seems far above even the wall-crawler’s powers to escape from.Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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In later years, such experiences coalesced into something unmovable.Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Immobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobile. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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