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Recent Examples of irrepressible
And just like his speed, his smile was irrepressible.
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Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 14 July 2024
Here, the Founding Father is a veritable poster child for irrepressible curiosity and joyful problem-solving.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024
Damn the Torpedoes is one of those irrepressible once-in-a-career albums where every song sounds like a hit and half of them are.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
All the more reason that this character, who, even in death, exerts a powerful grip over his followers and allies, should be played by an international star of irrepressible charisma—a quality with religious connotations—so that the very sight of him, however brief, inspires awe.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
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Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 14 July 2024
Here, the Founding Father is a veritable poster child for irrepressible curiosity and joyful problem-solving.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024
Damn the Torpedoes is one of those irrepressible once-in-a-career albums where every song sounds like a hit and half of them are.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
All the more reason that this character, who, even in death, exerts a powerful grip over his followers and allies, should be played by an international star of irrepressible charisma—a quality with religious connotations—so that the very sight of him, however brief, inspires awe.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrepressible
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Celebrities such as Tina Knowles and Jhené Aiko have shared total losses due to the uncontrollable flames.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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The uncontrollable blaze, which continued to consume buildings, has wound up burning more than 11,000 acres between the two beach towns.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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While micromanagement is typically associated with excessive and obsessive involvement in employees' tasks, Gallup research reveals that the issue is not too much involvement, but rather too little.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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The story of Captain Ahab’s obsessive quest to take revenge on the white whale who bit off his leg is an American classic and has been read in countless classrooms since its publication in 1851.—
Julia Binswanger,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For the rest of the day, she’s freed from the compulsive, habit-forming pull of digital screens.—
Raj Goyle,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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How Joe Manganiello turned being a 'compulsive math nerd' into Deal or No Deal Island job In terms of the inter-personal drama, DONDI in some ways feels like a throwback to old-school Survivor, which has taken on a kinder, gentler lean in its new era.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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Read More: These Are the Best Ways to Improve Your Memory In addition, bus drivers, aircraft pilots, and ship captains—the jobs with less spontaneous decision-making—had Alzheimer’s death rates typical of the rest of the population.—
Christopher M. Worsham,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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My creative process is instinctive and spontaneous.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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