as in irreversible
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
irreparable damage to the car
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Recent Examples of irreparable
TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance also argue that even a temporary ban would cause irreparable harm to the platform.
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Maria Curi, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
This can cause irreparable harm to a victim’s mental, physical, and financial health, as well as chill access justice for all survivors.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2025
The plaintiffs also say that the rules would cause immediate and irreparable damages to their business, given that the financial impact is agreed upon even by the Department.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
This is too late, experts say: Lead's poisonous effect on the brain is permanent and irreparable.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
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Maria Curi, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
This can cause irreparable harm to a victim’s mental, physical, and financial health, as well as chill access justice for all survivors.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2025
The plaintiffs also say that the rules would cause immediate and irreparable damages to their business, given that the financial impact is agreed upon even by the Department.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
This is too late, experts say: Lead's poisonous effect on the brain is permanent and irreparable.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for irreparable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreparable
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Scientists have said that in order to avoid some of the worst and most irreversible impacts of climate change, policymakers should try to limit warming to that benchmark.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
14 Jan. 2025
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His reluctance to promote democracy overseas could shade into disregard for democratic norms at home, potentially resulting in irreversible damage to the nation’s representative institutions.—
Charles A. Kupchan,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Many thought that a healthy forest would never thrive in impoverished, mercury-laden topsoil and that the piles of sandy tailings, the residue from the gold mining effort, and the pools of wastewater were irremediable.—
Simeon Tegel,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2024
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For example, if a package containing plasma is left outside during extreme weather conditions, like 20 degrees below freezing in Boston or 115-degree heat in Arizona, the contents could suffer irremediable damage that renders them unsafe for use.—
Guy Yehiav,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2024
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And there was data that was lost, that was irretrievable.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
2 Jan. 2025
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Once deleted, users can also manually empty the trash folder, making those files and communications irretrievable and truly deleted from the online platform.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
26 Sep. 2024
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“Irreparable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreparable. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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