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Recent Examples of irrepressible
Following the detention of activist Mahmoud Khalil, this film is both a stirring call to action and a beautiful reminder of the irrepressible power of young people.
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Morgan Bassichis, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
This area Down Under is known as the Top End and its irrepressible quirkiness is a real hoot.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
The show proved especially popular with women, many of whom reported feeling a mysterious warmth spread through their lower bodies, accompanied by an irrepressible urge to weep.
—Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
The movie follows the irrepressible leader, who espoused gender and social equality while believing herself to be the female incarnation of Christ.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrepressible
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Leaders often blame uncontrollable factors—policies of previous administrations, hiring for a boom that fizzled unexpectedly, macroeconomic uncertainty, the rise of artificial intelligence—but all too often the real strategic issues go unaddressed.—
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The phenomenon of cavitation—the formation and collapse of tiny gas bubbles due to changes in pressure—was considered an undesirable and largely uncontrollable side effect.—
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Extreme deficits may lead to obsessive food tracking, anxiety around eating, or disordered eating patterns.—
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Any new publication of hers is mandatory reading, and not just because transgender Americans are under an obsessive, incessant series of assaults from the current administration and the right more broadly.—
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In the past, Mia had suffered from obsessive compulsive disorder and intrusive, distressing thoughts.—
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His legal team wrote in a filing ahead of the hearing that Cole had been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Level 1, and obsessive compulsive disorder.—
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Staff check in with you each morning and evening to tailor your day to your energy, mood, and goals, whether that's heli-fishing at dawn, a forest bathing session, or a spontaneous helicopter ride for a picnic on a glacier.—
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However, spontaneous and induced sleep promoted genome stability, suggesting that the evolution of sleep may have occurred to repair DNA damage and reduce cellular stress in simple nerve nets.—
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“Irrepressible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrepressible. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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