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Recent Examples of insusceptible
Published in Science Advances, this paper states that Portulaca oleracea, a common plant also called purslane, could influence the creation of drought-resistant crops, completely insusceptible to climate change.
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2022
The band of sensation remained, insusceptible to feedback from my body.
—Kieran Setiya, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2022
But not all judges are in Trump’s pocket, and judges in general are relatively insusceptible to direct political suasion.
—Jonathan Stevenson, The New York Review of Books, 15 May 2020
Many are also insusceptible to later pesticides like dieldrin, malathion and deltamethrin.
—Charles C. Mann, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2018
Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2022
The band of sensation remained, insusceptible to feedback from my body.
—Kieran Setiya, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2022
But not all judges are in Trump’s pocket, and judges in general are relatively insusceptible to direct political suasion.
—Jonathan Stevenson, The New York Review of Books, 15 May 2020
Many are also insusceptible to later pesticides like dieldrin, malathion and deltamethrin.
—Charles C. Mann, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insusceptible
Adjective
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Lila, so often implacable and invulnerable, is scared and uncertain.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2024
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But his opposition to regulation was invulnerable to evidence.—
Paul Romer,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2020
Adjective
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Corporate speak feels insensitive when people are grappling with real deprivation and anxieties about the future.—
Talie Smith,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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At the time of the campaign’s launch, Regent James raised concerns that some of the images used by the campaign were racially insensitive and furthered misperceptions about the impact on the Black community.—
Callie Rennison,
Denver Post,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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States loan the money to cities and towns at low interest rates, enabling communities to spread out the cost of critical government services people take for granted, such as replacing leaky street mains, maintaining treatment plants and rehabbing water towers.—
Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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This figure has already surpassed the 1,274 cases recorded during the peak year of 2019, marking a critical public health milestone reached just halfway through 2025.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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By comparison, only two of 128 unexposed controls — 1.6% — showed such issues.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
27 Dec. 2024
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How would an undergrad completely unexposed to business and compensation practices critically digest this information?—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes,
5 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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The suspicious person with a range finder who because the shooter, many times he was spotted by police with suspicion.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
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Eventually when interest payments stopped, the scam investor victims in the Ponzi scheme became suspicious and following an investigation by the FBI both Burton and Wellesley were charged with wire fraud and money laundering.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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There is a certain business logic to that; from a cynical perspective, if a £10million investment fails to live up to expectations, the financial downside for the buying club is relatively small — and in many cases, he will be sold to somewhere lower down the sport’s food chain.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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Created by cartoonist Jim Davis, the Garfield comic strip debuted in June 1978 and follows the cynical and lazy orange cat and his interactions with his owner, Jon Arbuckle, and fellow pet Odie, the lovable dog.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Be wary of anyone who claims to be an insurance specialist that is not from your insurance company or was not sent by your insurance company.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
13 July 2025
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Also be wary of landlords who are out of the country.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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The cosmopolitan nature of the club has been clear.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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To highlight indie scenes and neighborhood venues amid Music City's vastly evolving growth toward becoming a cosmopolitan mainstream culture hub driven by the country and Americana's mainstream boom.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Insusceptible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insusceptible. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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