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as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed
believed that there was no such thing as an unrecoverable criminal
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as in irreparable
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
the flood caused unrecoverable damage to our home
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Recent Examples of unrecoverable
Someone who represents unrecoverable catastrophe, frankly, in my view.
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ABC News, 8 Sep. 2024
Some of this may have been prompted by the First and Second World Wars, which resulted in such multitudes of dead—men whose bodies were often unrecoverable—that the old rituals were no longer tenable.
—Cody Delistraty, The New Yorker, 22 June 2024
The Pivotal team is aware, however, that just one crash might render the company’s trajectory unrecoverable, and potential customers are expected to complete a two-week program at its training center.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Internal polling can even be used to push opponents to drop out, showing unrecoverable levels of support.
—Leah Askarinam, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unrecoverable 
ABC News, 8 Sep. 2024
Some of this may have been prompted by the First and Second World Wars, which resulted in such multitudes of dead—men whose bodies were often unrecoverable—that the old rituals were no longer tenable.
—Cody Delistraty, The New Yorker, 22 June 2024
The Pivotal team is aware, however, that just one crash might render the company’s trajectory unrecoverable, and potential customers are expected to complete a two-week program at its training center.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Internal polling can even be used to push opponents to drop out, showing unrecoverable levels of support.
—Leah Askarinam, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unrecoverable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrecoverable
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Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde By Jeff Guinn The Half Life of Valery K, by Natasha Pulley From its first pages, The Half Life of Valery K gets to the core of what humans facing a seemingly hopeless situation must do to carry on.—
Vanessa Armstrong,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Similarly, Eden wondered if finishing a half-Ironman just months after giving birth was hopeless.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
2 Jan. 2025
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As crucial days and hours pass, aid groups say Trump’s order has already caused irreparable harm.—
Brett Murphy,
ProPublica,
31 Jan. 2025
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The nonprofit organizations are alleging that the funding freeze would cause irreparable harm to their members.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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During the Kursk operation, the enemy has already lost over 38,000 soldiers in this single direction alone, with approximately 15,000 of them irrecoverable losses.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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This kind of situation occurs when irrecoverable past investments drive decisions, even when those costs are irrelevant to future outcomes.—
Shanna Apitz,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Scientists have said that in order to avoid some of the worst and most irreversible impacts of climate change, policymakers should try to limit warming to that benchmark.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
14 Jan. 2025
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Once discoloration develops, it's considered irreversible.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
10 Jan. 2025
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And there was data that was lost, that was irretrievable.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
2 Jan. 2025
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Once deleted, users can also manually empty the trash folder, making those files and communications irretrievable and truly deleted from the online platform.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
26 Sep. 2024
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Called stage 4 breast cancer, this disease is incurable.—
Jennifer Welsh Published,
Verywell Health,
30 Jan. 2025
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Lupus has long been considered incurable—but a series of breakthroughs are fueling hope.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2024
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“Unrecoverable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrecoverable. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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