Irretrievably
adverb
In a way that is not possible to correct or recover.
The original document was irretrievably lost.
Often appears as...
- irretrievably lost
- irretrievably damaged
adverb
In a way that is not possible to correct or recover.
The original document was irretrievably lost.
Often appears as...
- irretrievably lost
- irretrievably damaged
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Pro Tip 1/3Finality
'Irretrievably' carries a sense of finality, suggesting that something is lost or damaged beyond repair.
The trust between them was irretrievably broken.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity
Use 'irretrievably' to stress the intensity or severity of a situation, often with negative outcomes.
After the fire, their family photos were irretrievably destroyed.
Pro Tip 3/3No Restoration
'Irretrievably' implies that no effort, action, or time can restore the situation to its original state.
Years of neglect left the historic building irretrievably dilapidated.
Pro Tip 1/3Finality
'Irretrievably' carries a sense of finality, suggesting that something is lost or damaged beyond repair.
The trust between them was irretrievably broken.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity
Use 'irretrievably' to stress the intensity or severity of a situation, often with negative outcomes.
After the fire, their family photos were irretrievably destroyed.
Pro Tip 3/3No Restoration
'Irretrievably' implies that no effort, action, or time can restore the situation to its original state.
Years of neglect left the historic building irretrievably dilapidated.
Pro Tip 1/3Finality
'Irretrievably' carries a sense of finality, suggesting that something is lost or damaged beyond repair.
The trust between them was irretrievably broken.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity
Use 'irretrievably' to stress the intensity or severity of a situation, often with negative outcomes.
After the fire, their family photos were irretrievably destroyed.
Pro Tip 3/3No Restoration
'Irretrievably' implies that no effort, action, or time can restore the situation to its original state.
Years of neglect left the historic building irretrievably dilapidated.
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Making neuroscience...
is I'm pretty sure that you have the attention of every kid when you do that no animals were irretrievably harmed in the making of this TED talk yeah no so the backpacks come off and they go back and they do whatever cockroaches do they
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Hawking's black hole...
But around black holes, those foundations get shaken. When an apple enters a black hole, it seems as though it leaves the universe, and all its quantum information becomes irretrievably lost.
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Making neuroscience...
is I'm pretty sure that you have the attention of every kid when you do that no animals were irretrievably harmed in the making of this TED talk yeah no so the backpacks come off and they go back and they do whatever cockroaches do they
Video examples
Hawking's black hole...
But around black holes, those foundations get shaken. When an apple enters a black hole, it seems as though it leaves the universe, and all its quantum information becomes irretrievably lost.
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Quote examples
Michael Gove
British Politician
My sister and I know our lives could have been different - radically, unthinkably, irretrievably different - if we had not been adopted. We might have found ourselves in homes without love, stability or kindness. We might have found ourselves in care for much longer, without the secure attachment that being cradled in a mother's arms brings.
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Joseph Lancaster
English Educator
Many thousands of youth have been deprived of the benefit of education thereby, their morals ruined, and talents irretrievably lost to society, for want of cultivation: while two parties have been idly contending who should bestow it.
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Guy Standing
English Actor
I don't see basic income as a panacea, but we must have a new income distribution system. The old one has broken down irretrievably.
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Robert J. Sawyer
Canadian Writer
You fall into a black hole, and you are irretrievably gone from the universe. That finality has made it irresistible to writers.
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Michael Gove
British Politician
My sister and I know our lives could have been different - radically, unthinkably, irretrievably different - if we had not been adopted. We might have found ourselves in homes without love, stability or kindness. We might have found ourselves in care for much longer, without the secure attachment that being cradled in a mother's arms brings.
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Joseph Lancaster
English Educator
Many thousands of youth have been deprived of the benefit of education thereby, their morals ruined, and talents irretrievably lost to society, for want of cultivation: while two parties have been idly contending who should bestow it.
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Guy Standing
English Actor
I don't see basic income as a panacea, but we must have a new income distribution system. The old one has broken down irretrievably.
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Robert J. Sawyer
Canadian Writer
You fall into a black hole, and you are irretrievably gone from the universe. That finality has made it irresistible to writers.
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