as in invaluable
not capable of being substituted by another of the same type
That vase was an irreplaceable family heirloom.
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Recent Examples of irreplaceable
For the foreseeable future, IVF will remain irreplaceable for some families, including single parents, heterosexual couples whose future children are at high risk of genetic anomalies, and LGBTQ couples pursuing reciprocal IVF, in which one parent provides the egg and another carries the pregnancy.
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Lucy Tu, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
Extreme events threaten to destroy what is irreplaceable.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
But in a moment of wanting to be romantic, Aidan accidentally breaks a vintage panel of glass that is irreplaceable.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 July 2025
What’s irreplaceable is judgment, the kind earned from thousands of ambiguous decisions.
—Dror Berman, Fortune, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for irreplaceable
Lucy Tu, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
Extreme events threaten to destroy what is irreplaceable.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
But in a moment of wanting to be romantic, Aidan accidentally breaks a vintage panel of glass that is irreplaceable.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 July 2025
What’s irreplaceable is judgment, the kind earned from thousands of ambiguous decisions.
—Dror Berman, Fortune, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for irreplaceable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreplaceable
Adjective
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One-stop shopping promotes employee adoption, better self-service and reliable data integrity, which are invaluable.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Freeze said a fish farmer’s perspective is invaluable from a regulatory standpoint.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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In the wake of the record-breaking wildfires in Los Angeles in January—some of the most expensive and destructive blazes in history—one of the first things California governor Gavin Newsom did was to sign an executive order suspending environmental rules around rebuilding.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
19 July 2025
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But training those drivers is expensive, Merrifield said, so colleges can’t necessarily afford to enroll more students.—
Natalie Yahr,
jsonline.com,
19 July 2025
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“Irreplaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreplaceable. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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