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Recent Examples of unamenable
But wireless providers and others are pushing back, saying that backup power resources are case-by-case judgements unamenable to bureaucratic micromanagement and that blanket requirements reduce operators’ flexibility to respond to disasters.
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Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unamenable
Adjective
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The one stipulation that Olney reported was that the Royals were unwilling to part with the core of their pitching staff.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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The restaurant industry depends on immigrants to do jobs others are often unwilling to do, Chucri said.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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That law permitted the use of low-THC cannabis, then defined as cannabis with no more than 0.5 percent THC and at least 10 percent CBD, for patients with intractable epilepsy.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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If the sticking points become intractable, someone—namely Trump—may have to step in with a bullhorn and a bullying menace.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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All at once, Vance had made an obstreperous return to the center of the national stage—and so did the memes.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2025
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In some ways, Paul has been less obstreperous than them.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Whitmer and recalcitrant lawmakers deserve an equal share of the blame for the lame duck flameout.—
M.L. Elrick,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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The United States has long sought to deport immigrants to third countries when their own home nation is recalcitrant or won't accept their own deportees.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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This is due to a rare condition called refractory celiac disease, which requires specialized treatment.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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The study found that women account for 3.4 percent of the construction labor force and 4 percent for industrial and refractory machinery mechanics.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the ocean itself plays its ungovernable part.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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Gleichschaltung brings the unconscious—the self’s most ungovernable part—into line, and in doing so empties the individual of creativity, vitality, and, most importantly, resistance.—
Zoe Roth
April 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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One factor that does serve to lend a veneer of playful irony to the film’s contrary elements is Aaron Gilhuis’ original score.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Why are denials effective even in the presence of contrary evidence?—
ROSEANNE MCMANUS,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These first two episodes also give us the first appearance of Uma Thurman’s character, Charley, who seems to be recruiting serial killers and taking out disobedient ones in the Tri-State area.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
11 July 2025
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An immaterial figure who lives where there is no light, his role is to kidnap children who are too noisy and disobedient to their parents' wishes.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
27 June 2025
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“Unamenable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unamenable. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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