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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
For some, the country is an irredeemable pariah state, responsive only to harsh punishment and containment.
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Victoria Nuland, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
Not that the storms led to some irredeemable gaffe or unveiled some salacious scandal.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 24 Oct. 2024
What the fury around her political opinions tells me is that toxic political discourse closely resembles toxic stan culture, both of which are spiritually indebted to toxic sports fandom, the original irredeemable online subculture.
—Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
However, none of this means that knotless braids need to be banished to the far-off lands of irredeemable hair heaven.
—Tayler Adigun, Essence, 9 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for irredeemable
Victoria Nuland, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
Not that the storms led to some irredeemable gaffe or unveiled some salacious scandal.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 24 Oct. 2024
What the fury around her political opinions tells me is that toxic political discourse closely resembles toxic stan culture, both of which are spiritually indebted to toxic sports fandom, the original irredeemable online subculture.
—Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
However, none of this means that knotless braids need to be banished to the far-off lands of irredeemable hair heaven.
—Tayler Adigun, Essence, 9 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for irredeemable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irredeemable
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The dance begin and the people are hopeless, bumping into one another but totally enjoying the experience.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The 60-year-old actress — who has famously portrayed hopeless romantic Charlotte York on the SATC franchise since 1998 — got candid about her brief romance with Alec Baldwin on a recent episode of Rob Lowe's Literally!—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Moreover, damage to the donor area can be irreversible.—
Kyle J. Russell,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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The disorder has long been considered irreversible.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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In the decade since she was diagnosed with an incurable brain disease, Joline Tingler has been in and out of a half dozen Orange County homeless shelters.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Harlow, born Chantelle Brown-Young, was diagnosed with vitiligo, an incurable skin pigmentation disease that causes colorless patches to develop on a person’s body, at the age of four.—
Jack Guy,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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Goldstein had to show, among other things, a substantial likelihood of success on the merits and a substantial threat of irreparable injury (meaning the kind of injury monetary damages can’t remedy).—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The ruling came in a challenge filed by several refugee resettlement organizations whose lawsuit earlier this month argued that President Donald Trump's indefinite suspension of the U.S. refugee program was unlawful and causing irreparable harm.—
Chris Kenning,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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Bridget’s old on-again, off-again boss/beau Daniel Cleaver (played by the gloriously incorrigible Hugh Grant) drifts in and out of the story.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Mahler-Werfel was described as an incorrigible antisemite who enslaved Jewish men and drove them to early graves.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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