as in inflexible
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Recent Examples of inelastic
Eating inadequate protein can lead to muscle loss, inelastic skin, and thin fragile, hair, says Ingram.
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Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2024
The story that follows is a delight, as Howard struggles to stretch his inelastic mind to accommodate the uncanny, and deal with it before his wife gets home.
—Neil McRobert, Vulture, 20 May 2024
Norm Miller, University of San Diego NO: For essential (inelastic demand) goods, higher costs simply mean higher prices.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Those anxieties are based on the incorrect assumption that demand is fixed, or inelastic, and hence insensitive to price and cost changes.
—James Manyika and Michael Spence, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
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Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2024
The story that follows is a delight, as Howard struggles to stretch his inelastic mind to accommodate the uncanny, and deal with it before his wife gets home.
—Neil McRobert, Vulture, 20 May 2024
Norm Miller, University of San Diego NO: For essential (inelastic demand) goods, higher costs simply mean higher prices.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Those anxieties are based on the incorrect assumption that demand is fixed, or inelastic, and hence insensitive to price and cost changes.
—James Manyika and Michael Spence, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inelastic
Adjective
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Organizations continue to grapple with inflexible leadership.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Beyond physical challenges, frequent doctor’s appointments require time off—especially difficult for those with long hours or inflexible schedules.—
G Kirilloff,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Its key appeal comes from its historic center, a dense, buzzy neighborhood that’s full of cafés, restaurants, boutiques, churches, supermarkets, businesses, hotels, homes, and more.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Head to Mill Creek Lake to kayak or fish for bass, bluegill, crappie, and trout in a sunny spot that’s surrounded by imposing cliffs and a dense forest.—
Casey Barber,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In many parts of the developing world, China has come to be seen as a rapacious and unbending creditor, not so different from the Western multinational corporations and lenders that sought to collect on bad debts in decades past.—
Michael Bennon,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Aug. 2023
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Assad responded then with unbending violence, and the revolt turned into a bloody civil war that tore the country apart.—
Sarah Dadouch,
Washington Post,
25 Aug. 2023
Adjective
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Each fixture looks like a big gray Lego block, with a round socket holding a bulb the size of an ostrich egg encased in a thick glass globe, like a gumball machine.—
Diego Lasarte,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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On the posters and on the site, a two-word phrase — which fans have speculated is the title of Cyrus’ next album — is spelled out in thick white letters.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Or will Israeli demands to simply release all hostages and oust Hamas under heavy military pressure work this time around?—
TIME,
TIME,
23 Mar. 2025
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Not all of them, but many of them are so heavy and about heartbreak.—
Nicholas Ducassi,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The multi-national trash hauler that will soon service the majority of St. Paul’s residential routes will have to find a new home for its planned truck maintenance and compressed natural gas refueling center.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
19 Mar. 2025
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The compressed sense of time bonds what is real and what isn’t.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The passenger door opened and a thickset man with a short beard and mustache got out.—
Jamie Quatro,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
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There’s a thickset dashboard dotted with prominent air vents and a thick, smooth center section that connects the door panels.—
Andrew Wendler,
Car and Driver,
8 Aug. 2023
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“Inelastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inelastic. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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