as in irrefutable
not capable of being challenged or proved wrong
incontrovertible facts that left the jury with no choice but to convict
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Recent Examples of incontrovertible
All of this drama centers on one incontrovertible point: No pop star in recent memory has ever become as famous as fast as Chappell Roan.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
Granted, technology itself isn’t incontrovertible: In a study published in the Journal of Mammalogy in 2018, Elbroch found that tracking produced more reliable estimates of mountain lion kill rates than computer models based on satellite data.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The film stops short of claiming to have conclusively unmasked the creator of Bitcoin, absent incontrovertible proof.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
First, an uncomfortable and incontrovertible truth: Europeans and Americans have felt greater affinity and proximity—both cultural and geographic—to Ukraine, Ukrainians, and their struggle for freedom than to other countries and people in crisis.
—Nina Jankowicz, Foreign Affairs, 4 May 2023
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
Granted, technology itself isn’t incontrovertible: In a study published in the Journal of Mammalogy in 2018, Elbroch found that tracking produced more reliable estimates of mountain lion kill rates than computer models based on satellite data.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The film stops short of claiming to have conclusively unmasked the creator of Bitcoin, absent incontrovertible proof.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
First, an uncomfortable and incontrovertible truth: Europeans and Americans have felt greater affinity and proximity—both cultural and geographic—to Ukraine, Ukrainians, and their struggle for freedom than to other countries and people in crisis.
—Nina Jankowicz, Foreign Affairs, 4 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incontrovertible
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Eminem and 50 Cent are both irrefutable Hall Of Fame talents in rap with nothing left to accomplish.Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Livingston’s children claimed that their father read them the poem as early as 1807, many years before it was ever published, but failed to ever provide irrefutable evidence.Erik Kain, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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And because hybrid warfare is by its nature designed to evade clear attribution of responsibility, officials have hesitated to launch powerful responses without having indisputable evidence of an adversary’s identity.Lara Jakes, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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For people in fashion especially, the mall seems to kick up a particular nostalgia pang—especially around the holidays when so many formative memories were created, and clothing was the indisputable backdrop.Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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But for me, the main question isn’t necessarily the badness of the situation, which is incontestable.Sean Illing, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
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In recent decades, neuroscientists have wrenched this millennia-old question from the grip of philosophers, recognizing that the connection between neuronal activity and conscious experience is incontestable.Lindsey Laughlin, Ars Technica, 10 July 2024
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The Cornell research found cycle thresholds, or Ct levels, higher than 35 in the sample, which indicates low viral levels; typically, experts look for levels under 20 as conclusive evidence that the virus is circulating.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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No conclusive proof that Musk is Dittmann appears to have emerged.David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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Disrupting Youth Culture TikTok’s impact on youth culture is undeniable.Shira Jeczmien, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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The connection between postsecondary education and economic prosperity is undeniable.Mark Wilson, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
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With a career spanning 19 full-time seasons and 34 series victories, including a 2017 championship, Truex Jr's success in NASCAR is unquestionable.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Modern football has brought many unquestionable improvements.Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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The DeSantis announcement is an indubitable win for Musk.Scott Nover, Quartz, 24 May 2023
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There is all of a sudden one Way of Knowing which presents us with indubitable truths.Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2010
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The Lakers have fired coach Darvin Ham after two seasons, both of which had some unarguable successes and both of which ended with the Lakers losing to Denver in the playoffs.Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
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Here, however, is a simple, clear, and unarguable case for taking immediate action.Mustafa Suleyman, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2023
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“Incontrovertible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incontrovertible. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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