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Recent Examples of nonnegotiable
Cleanliness and food safety are nonnegotiable for us.
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Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Mealtimes are often nonnegotiable with kids, so a little advance planning to bring a meal or snacks can make this alternate timing work in your favor.
—Peyton Roberts, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Education was nonnegotiable in their household.
—J.m. Banks
march 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Khamenei treated the relationship between the state and its citizens not as a social contract but as a predatory lease—nonnegotiable, imposed by the landlord, long since expired.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026
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Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Mealtimes are often nonnegotiable with kids, so a little advance planning to bring a meal or snacks can make this alternate timing work in your favor.
—Peyton Roberts, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Education was nonnegotiable in their household.
—J.m. Banks
march 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Khamenei treated the relationship between the state and its citizens not as a social contract but as a predatory lease—nonnegotiable, imposed by the landlord, long since expired.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for nonnegotiable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonnegotiable
Adjective
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Families can also create irrevocable trusts to remove countable assets towards Medicaid qualification, but remember, irrevocable trusts are usually unchangeable.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Policies Vary by Location As generous as Aldi’s approach can be, there are a few places where the rules are solid and unchangeable.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The final episode of The Late Show aired on Thursday, May 21, ending Colbert’s nearly 11-year run on CBS.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Vital allowed two hits to the Ducks (23-6) in the bottom of the seventh, but retired the final batter on a popout to Glucksman to end the game.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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Keeping a strict and fixed watering schedule.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
16 May 2026
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Rita Rae is a heart transplant survivor and lives on a fixed income.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Only in a certain light was the dent visible.—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Barker said the scene, in its original cut, was significantly more intense, ultimately forcing him to pull back on certain elements in order to avoid the restrictive rating.—
Scott Shilstone,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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The game’s newest major champion represents a refreshing and unchanging sense of self, bred by memories like those back in Wolverhampton, England.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Through some creative circuitry, chip-scale EPR reverses this setup—using a simple magnet to create an unchanging field and sweeping through a band of oscillation frequencies.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There’s no hard-and-fast rule on how physically close a witness should be under recall status, and these restrictions are up to a judge.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
14 May 2026
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There are no hard-and-fast rules on how to log a home run or whether a circus catch ought to be recorded as more than an out.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The atmosphere around the club is unstable heading into the biggest fixture of the domestic season, while Barcelona appear calm, settled and confident.—
Dean Jones,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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Jacobs launched Marc by Marc Jacobs in 2001, cementing his eventual status as a fashion mogul — and, at moments throughout his career, as a kind of enfant terrible who, as it’s shown in this documentary, has cooled down a bit, more settled and reflective in his late career.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2026
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In a statement posted on Facebook on Friday morning, Garden Grove Mayor Stephanie Klopfenstein said crews had a setback when the valve to one tank became frozen and pumps were affected because of water that was being poured on the tanks to keep them cool.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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This 5-ingredient casserole features convenient, frozen hash brown potatoes, a can of sloppy joe sauce, and can of chili.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
22 May 2026
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“Nonnegotiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnegotiable. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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