as in essential
impossible to do without
fully aware that he was an indispensable assistant, he decided that it was high time that he be paid what he was worth
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Recent Examples of indispensable
But for her graduate season this fall, U coach Erin Chastain asked her most indispensable player to somehow give her more.
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
Superhero movies used to be an indispensable revenue driver for the film industry.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
Mushrooms are great in omelets for breakfast, can top a veggie burger for lunch, are indispensable in salads, or can be sautéed with other veggies for dinner.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 11 Oct. 2024
The challenge lies in creating AI tools that are not just innovative, but indispensable to users’ daily lives and work processes.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
Superhero movies used to be an indispensable revenue driver for the film industry.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
Mushrooms are great in omelets for breakfast, can top a veggie burger for lunch, are indispensable in salads, or can be sautéed with other veggies for dinner.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 11 Oct. 2024
The challenge lies in creating AI tools that are not just innovative, but indispensable to users’ daily lives and work processes.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for indispensable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indispensable
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For them, a durable carry-on is as essential as a boarding pass.Outside Online, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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For centuries, immigrants have been an essential part of the American story.Josh Becker, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Sifting through dozens of profiles was a massive time-suck, but a necessary evil.Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
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Overgrown fields can provide that necessary edge cover.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Chytridiomycosis kills because skin is an integral part of a frog’s cardiovascular system.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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The vice president is an integral part of conversation in the village and her image appears on billboards and banners throughout the community.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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New England Realty Associates anticipates that cash from operations will be sufficient to fund its current operations, pay distributions, and make required debt payments.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Even after a couple days of running, the required pace still elicited basically the same heart rate.Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
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Who promises tomorrows to a whole needful planet, restrikes that match?Corey Van Landingham, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
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What sort of response was needful?Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2013
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The team hoped the animals could particularly help within bringing to the surface vital, fertilizing microorganisms such as endosymbiotic rhizobial bacteria and Mycorrhizal fungi.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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SpaceX has become an increasingly vital partner to NASA and the U.S. Defense Department, with contracts worth billions.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Indispensable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indispensable. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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