irreversibly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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While there’s no doubt the boycott irreversibly shifted public perception of the franchise in its rebooted state, “Scream 7” managed a record-breaking opening weekend gross of $63.6 million, the franchise’s largest before inflation is adjusted.
From Salon
The pre-1960s understanding of the West as irreversibly Christian has slowly re-emerged.
More than half of all large lakes are shrinking, and most of the world’s major underground sources are declining irreversibly as agricultural pumping drains water that took centuries or even thousands of years to accumulate.
From Los Angeles Times
“The entire country chose to irreversibly change the destiny of the nation,” a jubilant Milei told a crowd of supporters late Sunday.
Now, even though the monastery and the deep religious significance of the site will remain, its surroundings and centuries-long ways of life look set to be irreversibly changed.
From BBC
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