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Recent Examples of inextricable
His characters are so recognizably, painfully millennial because their selfhood is so obviously mediated by the Internet; their instincts are inextricable from their upbringing in an online ecosystem that seizes every individual’s desires and vulnerabilities as fodder for profit and exploitation.
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Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
Almost immediately, the relationship became inextricable from their collaborative efforts as scholars and activists willing to forgo economic stability—and, sometimes, physical safety—in service of their political projects.
—Hazlitt, 4 Sep. 2024
In this cinematic story, Kevin Sieff exposes the dark, dirty world of soccer and its inextricable links to power, politics, and the drug war.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 12 Aug. 2024
The only catch, as the Substance’s mysterious, unseen purveyor explains over the phone, is that Elisabeth and Sue are not two separate women but one, inextricable from each other.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 20 May 2024
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Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
Almost immediately, the relationship became inextricable from their collaborative efforts as scholars and activists willing to forgo economic stability—and, sometimes, physical safety—in service of their political projects.
—Hazlitt, 4 Sep. 2024
In this cinematic story, Kevin Sieff exposes the dark, dirty world of soccer and its inextricable links to power, politics, and the drug war.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 12 Aug. 2024
The only catch, as the Substance’s mysterious, unseen purveyor explains over the phone, is that Elisabeth and Sue are not two separate women but one, inextricable from each other.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 20 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inextricable
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The melodic lines, particularly for brass, are very difficult to navigate.Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Trump’s reelection augurs two trends in U.S. foreign policy that will be difficult to reverse.Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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His confidence, never wavering through an uneven six weeks, had given way to confusion after USC fell, 29-28, to Maryland, its most inexplicable defeat to date.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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In a sketch mocking Céline Dion’s recent, inexplicable promo for Sunday Night Football, the chameleonic chanteuse absolutely nails Dion’s French Canadian accent, inflections, vocal tics, and confidence.Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
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But the more important issue to address also will be the knottiest politically.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2024
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If more power is needed to cope with knotty traffic or to blitz up a highway onramp to merge with traffic streaming through Downtown LA’s Heart of Darkness where the 110, 101, 10 and 5 coalesce, the gas engine kicks in, bringing a grand total of 313 horsepower and an impressive 406 lb.Mark Ewing, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Wheat bran, whole-wheat flour, cauliflower, potatoes, and green beans are all great sources of insoluble fiber.5 2.Anna Meyer, CPT, Health, 16 Oct. 2024
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The legumes contain both kinds of fiber—soluble and insoluble.Sarah Scott, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024
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That well-trodden formatted path of a pair of grizzly detectives solving the unsolvable each week feels very much in vogue again.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
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The same genetic genealogy that helped catch the notorious Golden State Killer suspect in 2018 has been used to solve handfuls of mysterious criminal cases around the United States that were once thought to be unsolvable, including the harrowing story of Gail Eastwood-Ritchey.Sean Neumann, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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An Ebony Alert allows law enforcement agencies to inform the public about the suspicious or unexplainable disappearance of a Black woman or Black person in the hope that they are found quickly.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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As the exhausted team works against a tight deadline to secure their bonuses, each member begins to encounter the unexplainable.Scott Phillips, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Travel conditions in some areas were expected to be difficult if not impossible.Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2024
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Some worry that this will put an impossible burden on public welfare and health care systems and on younger generations who will have to care for a huge population of older people.Vegard Skirbekk, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Inextricable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inextricable. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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