as in incontrovertible
not capable of being challenged or proved wrong
the irrefutable reply of "Because I like it!"
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Recent Examples of irrefutable
That seems like an obvious assertion and nearly irrefutable.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
In the days after my baby was born, everything that had once burned for me dimmed; it was replaced, instead, with the irrefutable brightness of him: my son, with his huge black eyes and his bread-and-milk smell, trying with every ounce of his will to lift his head off the floor.
—Julie Buntin, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The history of wellness suggests that the best way to defuse Kennedy’s power is not by litigating each one of his beliefs, some of which are irrefutable health truisms, but by understanding why the promise of being well has such lasting appeal.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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
See All Example Sentences for irrefutable
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
In the days after my baby was born, everything that had once burned for me dimmed; it was replaced, instead, with the irrefutable brightness of him: my son, with his huge black eyes and his bread-and-milk smell, trying with every ounce of his will to lift his head off the floor.
—Julie Buntin, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The history of wellness suggests that the best way to defuse Kennedy’s power is not by litigating each one of his beliefs, some of which are irrefutable health truisms, but by understanding why the promise of being well has such lasting appeal.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrefutable
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However, despite challenges in implementation, the evidence is incontrovertible that AI investment is vital for future-proofing supply chains; these tools are the best bulwark currently available against geopolitical instability, climate change and industrial transformation.—
Azra Nurkic,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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For decades, the technical difficulty of editing photographs and videos allowed them to be treated, by most people, as essentially incontrovertible.—
Fergus McIntosh,
The New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2025
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Campbell’s talent and tape are indisputable, but so is his less-than-ideal arm length.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
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What ultimately seems far more intriguing and indisputable is that Joule has tape recordings of conversations with Bacon about a range of topics.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Xavier Restrepo’s measurables won’t leap out at anyone, but his production at Miami is undeniable.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Flip Flop While the flip-flop sandal may summon varying reactions, their comfort and undeniable versatility have pushed them past trend and into the essentials list.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2025
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Nor is there any conclusive evidence on dosing and timing for supplements.—
Sarah Anzlovar, MS,
Verywell Health,
2 Apr. 2025
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Stone, as he's done before without providing conclusive evidence, took aim at the Central Intelligence Agency.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2025
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No matter where people stand on Schulz’s point of view on comedy, his mark on pop culture with his punch lines has become unquestionable.—
Nate Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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But the evening’s unquestionable highlight featured Primer and Holland joining Guy, daughter Carlise and Guy’s band on stage, drawing the evening to a close shortly after midnight as Guy headed for the merch table.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The streaming network’s influence is incontestable, and its stock is considered one of the five most successful in the U.S., along with Apple, Alphabet, Meta and Amazon.—
Tamara Kostova,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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But the personal drama between them was incontestable.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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But the unarguable fact is that the federal government would be providing less money to pay for health care for the roughly 72 million Americans on Medicaid.—
Nicholas Kristof,
The Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2025
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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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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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