as in irreversible
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
irreparable damage to the car
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Recent Examples of irreparable
Their outcomes are far from certain, and the cases might be decided only after irreparable damage has been done.
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Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
But that's likely no comfort to users like Hunt, who worry that OpenAI merely retaining the data—even if it's never shared with news organizations—could cause severe and irreparable harms.
—ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned last week that any U.S. military intervention would be met with irreparable harm.
—CBS News, 22 June 2025
Court documents also say there is a risk of irreparable harm without an injunction as the order would require states to overhaul their voting procedures.
—Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
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Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
But that's likely no comfort to users like Hunt, who worry that OpenAI merely retaining the data—even if it's never shared with news organizations—could cause severe and irreparable harms.
—ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned last week that any U.S. military intervention would be met with irreparable harm.
—CBS News, 22 June 2025
Court documents also say there is a risk of irreparable harm without an injunction as the order would require states to overhaul their voting procedures.
—Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreparable
Adjective
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The usual one that pops into people’s heads is that fire seems to be an irreversible invention.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Socotra needs to implement similar protections before damage becomes irreversible, Van Damme said.—
Shane Farrell,
NBC news,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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Additionally, the court found that after considering several factors, the government failed to prove that Abrego Garcia poses an irremediable danger to the community.—
Greg Wehner , Bill Mears,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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Despite the incident, The Animal Haven reaffirmed its no-kill shelter status, and clarified that euthanasia in cases of irremediable canine aggression is in line with the Best Friends Animal Society's definition of no-kill.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Alcaraz broke the Italian twice, winning the set with an incredible backhand flick from what looked like an irretrievable position and cupping his ear.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Choi seems to be exploring, if subtly, the limitless number of paths a person can take, the manifold consequences of choices that seem inconsequential, the ways interpersonal disputes can widen into irretrievable losses, the awkward intersections of agency and fate: If only this, if not for that.—
Book Marks
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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“Irreparable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreparable. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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