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Recent Examples of ineffaceable
The relic, with ghostly, ineffaceable traces of the original handiwork, is in the show.
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Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017
Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineffaceable
Adjective
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Adriana Lambarri’s costumes skillfully replicate the actor’s garb in the film while composer/sound designer Jazer Sibley-Schwartz channels at the outset a knowing nod to John Williams’ indelible, two-note cadence of menacing notes announcing the shark’s arrival.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
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Sobel, and his newsstand, are indelible too.—
Jason LeCras,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Any novel about a train is a study of society and its ineradicable divisions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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To be raped is to confront this particular evil, a staining, ineradicable harm that is not reducible to physical, or even psychological, trauma.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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They are linked in an essential, indissoluble bond.—
Llewellyn King,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2023
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The love trial ended in mutual frustration, but their bond was indissoluble.—
Charles McNultyTheater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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There’s a long-standing (and likely apocryphal) legend that Predator screenwriters Jim and John Thomas imagining Rocky Balboa in the ring with an alien was the seed from which their immortal creature feature sprung.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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The footage shows Homelander (Antony Starr), who's hellbent on reaching immortal god status, waking up his father, Soldier Boy (Ackles), from cryogenic stasis.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That divergence of opinion hasn’t provided a national consensus for a permanent time standard.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Originally a pop-up, the Zona Rosa location at 7102 NW 86th Terrace was a permanent storefront for three years until ROOTS announced the closure Sunday.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
March 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There is the deathless debate around the compatibility — or otherwise — of winning and entertaining.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Brides finds Sally Bishop (Cooke) and her husband on a trip to Northern Italy in 1961, where they get stranded at a remote villa run by the enigmatic Vova (Lawtey), who presides over a household of beautiful, deathless women (Turner-Smith, Prettejohn) and their caretaker (Gorman).—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Ineffaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineffaceable. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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