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as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed
resigned to the fact that his in-laws are irredeemable practical jokers
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as in irreversible
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
the irredeemable loss of innocence that the war brought about
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Recent Examples of irredeemable
In Alex Gibney's 2024 documentary David Chase: Wise Guy and The Sopranos, Chase reveals he was warned by producers not to show Tony getting his hands dirty for fear of making his lead irredeemable.
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Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Ambassador Nolting and many defense officials considered Diem an imperfect yet effective leader, while most in the State Department deemed Diem’s administration irredeemable.
— Made By History, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
This big band take of a song already teetering on irredeemable absurdity, wants to be lush and seductive.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Nor is there a situation that is irredeemable, an experience that is hopeless.
—Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
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Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Ambassador Nolting and many defense officials considered Diem an imperfect yet effective leader, while most in the State Department deemed Diem’s administration irredeemable.
— Made By History, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
This big band take of a song already teetering on irredeemable absurdity, wants to be lush and seductive.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Nor is there a situation that is irredeemable, an experience that is hopeless.
—Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irredeemable
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How to get your love letter stamped from Valentine, Texas For more than three decades, the small-town Valentine Post Office — also known as the Love Station — has processed thousands of love letters from hopeless romantics around the world.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Marcus Hopkins has been trying to have his criminal record expunged for years, a process which left him hopeless.—
Rebecca-Ann Jattan,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2025
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If, indeed, this administration and its congressional supporters are preparing a case against Powell, the damage done to the Fed’s independence will, in my opinion, be long-lasting, if not irreversible.—
Ron Insana,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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In this entertaining sequel, Lois learns Clark's identity, prompting him to renounce his Kryptonian superpowers — a process that, as his late mom (Susannah York) repeatedly tells him, is irreversible.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
10 July 2025
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All of this comes amid reports that King Charles’ cancer is reportedly incurable, but manageable, according to writer and associate editor of the Daily Telegraph, Camilla Tominey.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
13 July 2025
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Doctors testified the disorder was incurable and said White was in a psychotic state at the time of the attack.—
Maryam Ahmed,
Austin American Statesman,
4 July 2025
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On June 30, however, Nevada Circuit Court Judge Carolyn Ellsworth denied the TRO request, ruling that the petitioners had not demonstrated immediate and irreparable injury, without addressing the merits of the broader dispute.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 July 2025
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Tehran’s envoy in Vienna said the Israeli and U.S. strikes have caused irreparable harm to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the international agreement that allows non-weapons states access to nuclear technologies in return for IAEA inspections.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
5 July 2025
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Who was this alien observer, whose gaze made me into a (slightly) better person, whose gaze (slightly) reduced my incorrigible self-centeredness?—
Michael W. Clune,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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They were joined by dozens of other performers across the rock ’n’ roll spectrum, from the hard-stomping Fleshtones to the incorrigible Supersuckers, to Tommy Stinson’s Bash & Pop, to the ageless Linda Gail Lewis — younger sister of music icon Jerry Lee Lewis.—
Jim Ruland,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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