as in uncontrollable
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Recent Examples of irrepressible
But the evolution of Vin de France echoes the revolutionary spirit of France, an irrepressible drive for individuality and freedom despite the gravitas of history.
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Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 22 Jan. 2025
For those who know Celine, two things repeatedly come to mind: her irrepressible smile and her incorrigible fight.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
And yet, despite Nosferatu’s irrepressible gloom, there’s something undeniably … cozy about Eggers’s 19th-century Central Europe.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
Another quarter, another bullet likely dodged for the seemingly irrepressible U.S. economy.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
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Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 22 Jan. 2025
For those who know Celine, two things repeatedly come to mind: her irrepressible smile and her incorrigible fight.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
And yet, despite Nosferatu’s irrepressible gloom, there’s something undeniably … cozy about Eggers’s 19th-century Central Europe.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
Another quarter, another bullet likely dodged for the seemingly irrepressible U.S. economy.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrepressible
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The most dramatic case study occurred this week, when Trump signed two executive orders instituting a tariff regime on goods entering the United States from Canada and Mexico in response to what the White House argues is an uncontrollable scourge of migrants and drugs coming from those countries.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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These high winds, combined with low humidity, have created a significant fire weather risk, with forecasters warning that any ignition could lead to fast-growing, uncontrollable fires.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Irish actress Niamh Algar (Raised By Wolves) stars as the titular Iris Nixon, an enigmatic genius and obsessive puzzler who is recruited by the charming philanthropist Cameron McIntyre (Tom Hollander) to break a code that will unlock a dangerously powerful, world-changing piece of technology.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Feb. 2025
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George is an obsessive chronicler of his own role in history: In his study, nestled in an idyllic Hudson estate, a floor-to-ceiling shelf is filled with hundreds of black Moleskines, meticulously dated and labeled.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The school districts allege the companies designed their products in a way that encourages compulsive use, instills anxiety when users aren’t on the platform often enough and provides inadequate parental controls.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2025
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As the chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic, she’s seen firsthand the harmful effects that compulsive use of social media, online shopping and video games can have on a relationship.—
Aditi Shrikant,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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Creates opportunities for mentorship and career development through spontaneous interactions.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Those days of spontaneous travel and memorable experiences don't have to be over.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Irrepressible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrepressible. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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