irreversible
Example Sentences
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The International Committee of the Red Cross demanded a halt to the "war on essential infrastructure" in the Middle East, warning of potential "irreversible consequences" including harm to nuclear facilities.
From Barron's
Nonetheless, the degradation of the Islamic Republic as a military and nuclear power has been enormous and is likely irreversible.
They include having a "serious and incurable illness", making a "voluntary request that is not the result of external pressure" and being in an "advanced state of irreversible decline in capability".
From BBC
"Especially in cities and in places with low knowledge about balanced diets, a price shock can worsen the quality of nutrition such that the consequences are long term and irreversible."
From Science Daily
She said "irreversible suffering has been imposed on our family".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
