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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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The center shuttered after two years of operation, but left an indelible mark as hip hop was just emerging in France.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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In the last month, many involved with the production have appeared at 30th anniversary events, heralding the indelible mark left by the high school classic on pop culture.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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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
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Overall, the small gap in pre-puberty performance doesn’t seem like strong evidence of ineradicable differences between males and females.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As art historian Nell Andrew writes in the exhibition catalog, the indissoluble coupling of music and dance proved influential in Orphism’s pictorial tendencies (much in the way that figure and ground often prove indistinguishable in Orphic imagery).—
Ara H. Merjian,
ARTnews.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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They are linked in an essential, indissoluble bond.—
Llewellyn King,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2023
Adjective
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Not because of any moral presumptions about the persistent script’s immortal sole, but for economy expedience when constructing distributed autonomous organisations (DAOs).—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Where to watch: Netflix 'The Old Guard 2' Based on the comic-book series, this action sequel reunites Andy (Charlize Theron) with her crew of immortal warriors.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Her illness has left her with irreparable dental damage—forcing her to spend thousands of dollars to restore her smile, a painful and permanent reminder of her eating disorder.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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Surrendering a peace officer license is permanent, meaning the license cannot be reinstated in the state, according to the Missouri Department of Public Safety.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Karma wins in the end, but so does fiction—and there, waiting for the right moment to make a pass from your nightstand, the Shining Prince is truly deathless.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
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Fire and water have hogged the spotlight for too long; smoke has its own glamour, its own deathless wriggle.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Ineffaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineffaceable. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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