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as in motionless
fixed in a place or position
the patient must remain immobile while he is in the MRI unit
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as in static
incapable of moving or being moved
a huge, immobile tree of an endangered species that the creators of the theme park decided to make part of the design
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Recent Examples of immobile
Photos from the scene showed snow pounding down as cars sat immobile in the center of the highway.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
Another 59-year-old man had lived with unrelenting pain for years and was largely immobile, needing both hips and knees replaced.
—Tim Botos, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Officers with the Maitland Police Department found the vehicle immobile on the tracks in the suburb with a commuter train about 10 minutes away.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
Angela works at a strip club where women’s clothes come off not through dances but via jump cuts; their faces are expressionless and their bodies immobile, as if they’ve been reduced to deadpan pin-up poses.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
Another 59-year-old man had lived with unrelenting pain for years and was largely immobile, needing both hips and knees replaced.
—Tim Botos, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Officers with the Maitland Police Department found the vehicle immobile on the tracks in the suburb with a commuter train about 10 minutes away.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
Angela works at a strip club where women’s clothes come off not through dances but via jump cuts; their faces are expressionless and their bodies immobile, as if they’ve been reduced to deadpan pin-up poses.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobile
Adjective
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If physicists could be wrong about what was left to discover, the same is true for anyone assuming their job, industry, or skills are static.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Powering the Reverso Tribute Geographic is a brand-new movement, the hand-wound Calibre 834, which provides several notable features: Unlike on many world timer watches, the city ring on the world time display remains static, while the 24-hour ring rotates.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Jones had too much momentum going toward the rim for San Antonio’s stationary defenders to stop him.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2025
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Once stationary, turn off all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights are not illuminated, reducing the risk of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Abrego García, 29, was deported on March 15 despite a standing immigration court ruling from 2019 barring his removal to El Salvador due to credible threats from gangs targeting his family’s pupusa business.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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Read Next World Local’s theory about ancient standing stone in UK forest turns out to be true.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Nemesis is the story of two men on either side of the law, the tale of what happens when an unstoppable force, expert criminal Coltrane Wilder (Noel), meets an immovable object, brilliant police detective Isaiah Stiles (Law).—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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Nemesis is the story of two men on either side of the law, the tale of what happens when an unstoppable force, expert criminal Coltrane Wilder (Noel), meets an immovable object, brilliant police detective Isaiah Stiles (Law).—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This wouldn't be a bad compromise for general use, but because the Nature Cam Pro pulls its still images from video clips, pictures drop down all the way to 1.3MP.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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The camera pauses over his purple shirt and his still face.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Though onscreen the plot necessitated that these women wind up married (and presumably with a mortgage), the fantasy of the single girl in her apartment has proved unmovable.—
Jennifer Wilson,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Penguins view a very small list of players as being unmovable.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Immobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobile. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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