irreplaceable
adjective
ir·re·place·able
ˌir-i-ˈplā-sə-bəl 
: not replaceable
an irreplaceable antique
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Privately, that stance has been echoed by several senior figures at St James’ Park, who agree with Howe’s assessment that Isak is irreplaceable.
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Chris Waugh, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Starlink is not irreplaceable, and an alternative command-and-control infrastructure can be built.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 24 Mar. 2025
The most successful communications teams create frameworks that define when to leverage AI and when human judgment is irreplaceable.
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Chris Waugh, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Starlink is not irreplaceable, and an alternative command-and-control infrastructure can be built.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 24 Mar. 2025
The most successful communications teams create frameworks that define when to leverage AI and when human judgment is irreplaceable.
—Claire Vanessa Lim, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
But, according to Pratt, Locklear was irreplaceable in the eyes of the network.
—John Russell, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Irreplaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreplaceable. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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irreplaceable
adjective
ir·re·place·able
ˌir-i-ˈplā-sə-bəl
: not replaceable
a museum full of irreplaceable works of art
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